Silent Teaching Poem by RoseAnn V. Shawiak

Walking a tightrope in the twilight of this earthly life,
it's stretched across a vast atmosphere beyond us, teach-
ing silently that we can't attain peace without turmoil
and sacrifice that comes our way.

Testing moments of intrepid vitality, wanting to step off
and let ourselves fall into a nether world, thinking it
may be the best alternative, yet somehow our minds keep us
from succumbing to these dire circumstances.

Keeping us on track even though sometimes preferring to let
go just to see what will happen to us in the end.