In the first image above, HE has already committed himself to climbing the ladder and is “unbalancing” himself by making the first move.
In the central image, HE finds himself falling from his unbalancement but lands well and gets what he was looking for, time with HER.
In the third image, SHE disappears and he finds himself on the ground after having perhaps fallen, perhaps descended, without a head because he lost it for HER.
Conceptual image created for the web but available for printing.