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The Edge is Unstable

For Public Announcement

By Hannah MoorePublished 8 months ago • 1 min read
Runner-Up in Public Announcement Challenge

You are emphatically reminded

To stay away from the edge.

Please do not hedge

By spread eagling your body

Out prone on the ground,

Just to look down to the sea.

The view of the sky is magnificent,

And if it's grey on the day that you come,

Then visit, and when you are done,

Come again, return trips are free.

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You should be aware

That rock can be broken

That exposed to the ocean

Steady erosion will change them,

And set into motion a crumbling

Destabilization.

The ground can shift without warning.

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For the their own health and safety,

Staff may not bear witness

To events at the precipice

Whether accidental or

Committedly wrought.

We would urge you to pause and to think.

The phone lines below are twenty four hour,

And though staff are forbidden to step out to meet you

We entreat and beseech you

Please always come back from the brink.

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    Written by Hannah Moore