Fighting Gravity

(Anacreontic Verse) Edging forward, I hesitate – Precipitous The drop before me. I take a breath And steel myself. A prayer, an oath, A clench and a leap. For a moment I can fly – Then earth pulls at me And downward I plunge. Wind in my hair, Fear in my heart. Adrenalin high Kicks in and I hit. The impact stuns, The cool envelops. Deep I go and The pressure builds... The darkness, too. Lungs bursting, I climb for light, For air, for life, And breaking through, Again I'm free.