i am barely hanging on, holding on with the last of my strength. who knows how much longer until i fall into the black abyss?it could only take a small breeze, a gentle push, and i could tumble. i hold on to the ledge so tight my knuckles are white. i don't know how much longer i can stay here... my fingers start to slip. i push myself tighter to the wall... someone grabs me by the hand and pulls me up. i get on the ledge on my hands and knees before the very edge crumbles. my knee slips and i am thrown off the ledge, falling...
today's sunset!!!
the sun is at a slant, clouds just below it. there is an orange glow on the horizon as the sun sinks behind the clouds, hundreds of shafts of light, yellow and orange, peak from behind the clouds. the ball shines from a gap, the shaft of light just for me. i lift my face to it, watching the strong, powerful waves race toward the shore, crashing on each other and the beach. the closer to the horizon, the deeper the orange color. clouds are most thick 'round the sun, more flanking them, thinning out to the south and north - to the left and right, respectively. the sun has disappeared behind the clouds now, but shafts of rays shine through, dying the clouds golden yellow, the farthest reaching ones the brightest yellow and golden. just south, the sun colors the sky a pink-orange color. as i watch the sky change colors, a cool breeze makes me shiver. the waves continue to crash toward the shore. the sand shifts under me as i move, taking in the scene. the golden rays are gone n
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