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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?}

Copyright © | Year Posted 2007




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