Risk

The hawk dives from a phone tower into the unknown; Only if I can see him for a fleeting moment Inability to grasp a hold of and neutralize that subtle uncertainty A whisper is the difference between a stagnant life and a decent living; Your words are like sirens in the ears of my Chihuahua But she didn’t tell me that I would survive the jump Some things are inevitable, who or what brings life ultimately brings death. I see you The sun burns black bulging blotches into my bleached skin; I see you The fire scorches like lava poured directly on my heart I see you The soot gathers in my lungs and I gasp; I can’t breathe, I can’t speak And I won’t Love is the grip of a lionesses teeth in the neck of a gazelle. I will look into your eyes in that moment And finally realize what I’ll never have.