The Eternal Tight Rope BY BEN KREINDLER ‘23 There exists an eternal tight rope that each man must walk. A narrowing path to the city of God, pushing, pulling, and tempting any who wishes to live freely in this world. The inescapable walk, an inevitable struggle between the good and the evil that resides in every man. Down below, the fated fall of man. One misplaced step sends a man into free fall. The regret will come too late, realizing he has lost out to the devil. His body suspended in air, he knows the demons, the moon-eyed monsters gazing up are his own. Joining the millions of men massacred by the darkness inside. All encompassing, the fated fall of man. The man who slips through, will never truly be safe. For most, the urge to gloat, to unleash a bellowing roar of triumph, is impossible. While keen on balance, he fails to be truly grounded. Never noticing that he stands on nothing but air. This man is truly lost. The demons no longer reach, for he is already in their midst. Waiting for his arrival, the fated fall of man. Legions of men, fallen victim to this tight rope of judgement, endless souls stranded in exile. The good few, watching, as darkness wins out. The fated fall of men.
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