THE PRECIPICE

It's there, the temptation To flirt with danger, slow dance with death To such behavior we are no strangers But one false step can send the surest-footed over the edge So beware the compulsion Should the void come a-calling, calling to collect on a debt Perish the thought and take a step back Lest one wrong move condemn you to live out life on the ledge Standing on the precipice Tête-à-tête with eternal oblivion Begging for that cold caress Whispers of sweet nothingness Don't despair, regain composure Before you lose your sense of self, your self-control Because it will take more than pick and shovel To dig yourself out of that black hole Standing on the precipice Locked in a staring contest with a nihilistic abyss Blink out of existence and miss catching a glimpse of A glimmer of meaning in the meaningless As above, so below What lies beyond the veil remains a quantity unknown But for now tomorrow, it still awaits The choice is yours and yours alone to make