My Flitcraft Moment - 10/4/14

10/4/14 - 215 Park Ave South, two seconds later

 

 

 

A stone façade almost killed me today.

   It fell onto the sidewalk where my head

Had been two steps ago.  One brief delay—

   Two seconds; three—and I would have been dead.

People around me cried out: “Jesus, guy—

   Are you okay?  You were just standing there!”

Part of me felt that dodged-a-bullet high;

   Another part sent up a trembling prayer.

And one part knew that Life, my constant friend,

   Had dropped its mask and showed me its true face.

And now I have a choice: I can pretend

   I didn’t see it, or I can embrace

      This mortal enemy—cold, cruel and hard—

      That hides behind Life’s affable façade.

Copyright 2014 Matthew J Wells

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