Stunt
Action heroes can vault through the crown
Of a merciless skyscraper…
And land lightly in a suitable hedge
With flawless hair, and the perfect retort.
Mysteriously free of awkward debris,
Feted by common hoots and whistles,
Immune to gravity’s stony kiss, and the bites
Of broken bone, lawsuits, or prison.
You, the pampered star of a thousand spotlit dreams,
Disdained the caution of a mundane stairway,
And hurtled headlong out of my heart
For a moment of glory, while the critics leered…
The cliffhanger set, you brushed off shards of promises
No second takes, no comment, series cancelled…
How A-list, so dashing, to smash through the peril
Of an open window…
Did you fly?
© 2009 Melissa Cross. All rights reserved. No part of this piece may be reproduced without the express permission of the author.
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