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Dead Man's Switch
Dead Man's Switch
Silvern


The weight in his hand,
A stone was always held.
A promise not broken,
But settled down.

He never looked down.
The pressure constant,
A silent agreement
With the coming dark.

If the grip should loosen,
If the last breath withdrew,
The mechanism waits.
A coiled, bitter spring.

Whet secrets ride that wire?
What truth is tethered there?
Not glory, not salvation,
Just a consequence unbound.

I watch the stillness now.
The unmoving fingers,
And wonder if the release will be a gentle rain.
Or a sudden shattering sound,
A consequence I can't stop,
Because his final choice was never to let go.


Lines: 22
Prompt
Thursday 12
Prompt: Dead Man's Switch
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