Letting Go, Free Fall
Why can't I just let go....
of....
That thin line of string I
so desperately hold onto,
that is tied around the ventricals
of your heart, and hemmed around
the edging of my soul.
Melded together, sewn as one.
The tiny string that can still move me to
tears.....
With just the mere thought of it
breaking in two.
{I try to remember why it is
I am fighting this hard}
But at times I just forget.
At least for that second....
Then it hits me....
{like a race car ramming into a wall
at 180 miles an hour; crashing}
I fight to stay on top.
On top of this love....
{but my legs won't hold me
any longer against the rope}
I feel it.....
I am....
Struggling, feet slipping,
Hands trembling, heart thumping.
Finally,
releasing......
I want to jump. Fly away free.
Like an eagle's wing, drifting, weightlessly
into blue sky.
Clenched fists cannot soar, only scab up, and lose
their gloss.
Abandon and barren,
free falling amongst the
leaves from brittle limbs.
Letting go.
Yes, it is time.....
I just don't know if I can.
{promise me you won't let me fall?}
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