By A Thread

This is where you find out
what you're made of
or what you're afraid of
are you more worried about failing
than you are about falling
maybe you would survive the fall
not saying you should let go
but it's an option
whereas failure isn't
unless they're one in the same
is that why you keep holding on
hanging on by a thread
to see who's the strongest
who's going to be first to snap
or perhaps you're buying your time
until someone comes along 
and puts you out of your misery
with one swipe of a blade 
that's when you'll realize
you just couldn't cut it

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