High Wire
“I stood on the ledge. The spotlight was fixed on me, hot, white and bright. I couldn’t see the opposite ledge. I couldn’t see the crowd below, watching to see if I’d make it across.
All I saw was that thin black line going from the spotlight into darkness. The line was all that mattered to me.
I inhaled deeply. I set my shoulders back. I flexed my arm and chest muscles. I extended my arms sideways to transfer my weight away from my chest, my center of being. The secret to high-wire walking is t...o place your weight at your sides. It takes a lot of practice and many falls into the safety net to get it right. By nature, people bend their weight forward when they move.
I stepped on the wire. I placed each leather-slippered foot sideways, penguin style. I curved each sole to fit the line.
The audience was dead quiet. Without realizing it, people suck in their breath during a risk act. It’s instinctive. They’re afraid of making the slightest noise. Of disturbing the walker.
They don’t get that nothing else exists when you’re on the line.MoreLess
All I saw was that thin black line going from the spotlight into darkness. The line was all that mattered to me.
I inhaled deeply. I set my shoulders back. I flexed my arm and chest muscles. I extended my arms sideways to transfer my weight away from my chest, my center of being. The secret to high-wire walking is t...o place your weight at your sides. It takes a lot of practice and many falls into the safety net to get it right. By nature, people bend their weight forward when they move.
I stepped on the wire. I placed each leather-slippered foot sideways, penguin style. I curved each sole to fit the line.
The audience was dead quiet. Without realizing it, people suck in their breath during a risk act. It’s instinctive. They’re afraid of making the slightest noise. Of disturbing the walker.
They don’t get that nothing else exists when you’re on the line.MoreLess
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