The Edge is where I want to be
by Lisa Martinovic
Fiddle accompaniment by Donna Henschell
so you just want to take the edge off
one beer
one joint
one teeny weeny Prozac
get rid of the edge?
people, the edge is what Columbus sailed straight into
it’s the launching pad for every space shuttle
the edge is Eve contemplating the apple
and what’s life without an edge?
that’s right, it’s DULL
the edge is the cliff you’ve dangled from in a hundred nightmares
you never know what’s over that edge
and there’s only one way to find out
Brothers and sisters
where are we—
who are we—
if we take the edge off?
Lose