danger

only when faced with danger
do I realize how little I have
crawled from this hermit encasing

only when I see others plummet
do I know precisely how far
I am presently soaring

only when I find faults in perfection
do I finalize
my view of utopia

only when a man falls in the way of my train
do I notice my own mortality
and stop whining of the nervous pain in my feet
after four filled days of happiness.