The Cusp of Here to Infinity

Tue, 25 Jul 2023 07:59:27 +0000

It was a sixty-story building. I stood frozen on the ledge, feet firmly planted on solid concrete. Every muscle, every sinew cramped and ached, wound tightly like a snake coiled around its prey. The exertion of climbing sixty flights of stairs crashed onto me. My feet faltered on the edge, the precipitous fall replaying in my head as if it's already happened.