Make Believe

I watched them jump from couch-cushion to arm-chair to fireplace and so on, daringly.  Their little feet teeter on the edge of near disaster.  One yells out to the other 'Watch your step!' and I hear genuine, heart-felt, concern in their voice.  Just then, the floor below them begins to crumble and their hearts begin to race.  Their pace picks up and they begin to crowd each other as they near their goal... safety.  The last one leaps and slides, just missing his mark and the others grab for his hand and drag him belly up onto a make-shift island made of winter coats.  It's a dangerous world out there full of adventure and excitement and around every turn, you have to keep a watchful eye.  The floor is made of lava.