Drop Zone

Against the backdrop of time she stands at a slippery cliff face Braces against the winds of the past and whispers a sound prayer Takes off her shackles and heavy boots of torture and censorship Bare of overwhelming fear her naked feet feel approaching freedom Once an innocent sea gull in full feathered flight she stops mocking Hears voices of mermaids and dolphins from the ocean below One painful step at a time she had conquered valleys and heights Clipped her wings clung to roots of disbelief and grasped failure Full of courage now she moves to the future and away from the drop 02nd May 2019