On the Edge by Zach B – Year 10 

We stopped for a rest on the side of the road

And without the sound of footsteps and groans

All the world was silent

No, not silent; but quiet

Quiet on the side of the road

The sound of crickets in bushes hung in the air

And a freight train way off was rumbling there

 And all the world was still

 Absolutely, completely still

 As the sound of footsteps once again filled the air

 

 At the foot of the mound I turned

 And a group of five

Was now a group of four

 Then I looked up the hill and learned

 That she had left and now stood

On the edge with her hood

Over her head

 

I heard myself say without knowing “I’ll be back”

And made for the summit now shrouded in black

 And all the world shone

 Though her eyes shone brighter

 As my hand came to rest on the side of her back

 

She pointed out into the night

And all the stars

 Lit up the sky

 And looking up her eyes were bright

 The earth a mix of colours

 Us transfixed at each other

 On the edge of the world