Taking the Test
I anticipate
an exciting adventure
up in this Hemlock.
Charming guides chuckle
and joke about the great fall,
yet reassure us.
We are well equipped
to dangle, zip and zoom high
over piney earth.
Past challenges flash
mockingly through my charged mind,
times I cringed in fear.
Skipped water skiing,
declined dance with foreign guy,
sat out adventures.
I step on the bridge
to nowhere, watching others
timidly take turns.
Fearing fear itself,
I watch for the go-ahead,
close my eyes, and jump.
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