Kai Michael Neumann Poet Free verse

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

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Jennifer Proxenos June 3, 2019 at 11:12 AM Imagery soars in this poem Kai and sense of being overrules negativity. Creative write, Best wishes, Jennifer.

Susan Ashley June 2, 2019 at 7:29 PM Wow! I was completely captivated by the emotion and imagery of your poem, Kai. I absolutely loved the last stunning line. A piece of metaphoric beauty! Warmest wishes always.. ~Susan Kai Michael Neumann June 3, 2019 at 4:06 AM Thank you so very much Susan for your praise. I appreciate that. I live by the sea now and am grateful. Kind wishes, Kai