This is the word tightrope. Now imagine
a man, inching across it in the space
between our thoughts. He holds our breath.There is no word net.You want him to fall, don't you?
I guessed as much; he teeters but succeeds.
The word applause is written all over him. (Carol Ann Duffy)

This is the word tightrope. Now imagine a man, inching across it in the space between our thoughts. He holds our breath.There is no word net.You want him to fall, don't you? I guessed as much; he teeters but succeeds. The word applause is written all over him.

Carol Ann Duffy

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