High wire

* High wire *
The headline act is you
Upon the highest wire
Triple somersaults and then
A leap through a loop of fire
These are the standard parameters
Your relationships work within
Juggling your own life wishes
To coordinate with theirs
Looking for support and none forthcoming
In the eternal unceasing fight
To gain a little peace
Live a life which feels right
Love the one you would
And feel equally loved in return
Usually to your standard parameters
You add a complexity of 9
Perhaps a backflip to be achieved
A standard to be lowered
Hostile family with which to contend
Some unforgivable action
Which you are expected to forgive
This is no Hollywood presentation
Seems work still must be done
There are so many other obligations
Which hold our love to ransom
Slices up your time
So that when upon the wire
So high above the world
Nervous and unsure
For never been this high before
There are gales blowing
Plucking at your form
Alone upon the high wire
Trying not to look down
Knowing if you were to fall
Break your heart again forever.