Falling

I'm not afraid of heights
I'm afraid of falling
That cascading helplessness
I find it quite appalling

I'm not afraid of love 
I'm afraid of falling
No gentle downward descent
A full on flat out sprawling

I'm more afraid to fall down instead of up
And out of love instead of in
So easy to get off balance
A change of mind, a shift of wind
Copyright © | Year Posted 2018

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