Jumping quickly
out
of known security
into
animation, suspended
above
hard reality
in
momentless time.
Gliding smoothly
through
unknown thoughts
past
unlimited dreams
near
unlived fantasy.
Landing finally
midst
broken dreams
of
desired wishes.
Reflecting quickly
upon
what could have been.
Knowing it never was.
Categories:
freefall, 11th grade, change, freedom,
Form: Free verse
Emotions stir eternally enchanted,
each hurricane fades to a black sky.
The listless poet’s quill drips,
corralling every vibrant sunset.
Writing as old lyrics catch the air,
Say it to me again.. ‘Freefall!’
I don’t want to be disappointed
but I know it’s the truth;
Nothing will ever feel as good as you;
Strawberry-orange flavored orchestra,
citrus pizazz on your senses;
Each note meticulously blended,
what a sweet tart of a smoothie.
The next verse begins with ‘Sweetheart..’
Say it to me again… ‘Freefall!’
I don’t want to be disappointed
but I know it’s the truth;
Nothing will ever feel as good as you;
Featherweight feelings floating
in the air are gingerly swirling.
You want to capture them
right then they pop,
translating into something else.
Say it to me just one more time. ‘Freefall!’
I don’t want to be disappointed
but I know it’s the truth;
Nothing will ever feel as good as you;
It’s a welcome free fall you talked me into.
Categories:
freefall, emotions, feelings, romance,
Form: Free verse
Sat through another non-eventful free fall through the ceiling
while trying hard to feel something despite the way I'm feeling.
Trying hard to find my way back to the time of when
I didn't have to sit in this damn chair time and again.
For every day now seems a bit more like the day before.
Just like a cross between a treadmill and revolving door,
where weeks and months and years all seem to be as one long day.
And I sit waiting, hoping that the numbness goes away.
That perhaps someday I will finally learn to feel again,
where I can feel connected to a loved one or a friend,
or maybe feel excited at some simple little thing,
or cry, or laugh, or things like that instead of suffering.
For all I do now days is sit, as if the clock stood still,
watching everyone around and wishing I could feel
the things that they all seem to feel so very naturally.
And I sit hoping, wondering... if that ever can be me.
Categories:
freefall, depression, mental health, mental
Form: Rhyme
Snow fell from a tree
And a thought came to me
Maybe don't hold on so tight
- Let it be -
Freefall in the daylight
A soft, quiet, landing
Seek the new impressions
to be found upon landing
Heidi Sands
1/26/24
(C)opyright
Categories:
freefall, introspection, nature,
Form: Free verse
Summer soil melded
between bloodied feet.
There is gravel stuck
between bone and soul
in their arch. A curve,
a signature that belongs
to an individual, it is
yours and only yours.
It leaves a mark on that cliff
where children beat the heat
to feel gravity’s sobering pull.
Water is the safety net,
some simply wish to go from
Sixty to one hundred percent.
Maybe then there is freedom.
I think I know how it felt
when he left scuffed marks
and solemn remarks.
There was only shoeprints and
concrete. But there was also a
cracking of a shell,
and water flowing from its dam.
Who am I to blame a man
that wished to feel
freefall forever.
Categories:
freefall, best friend, farewell, friend,
Form: Free verse
All these emotions
they linger in the dark
close enough to hold
but you never know where to start;
Left wanting to get closer
but you let me slip away;
I don’t want to be disappointed
but I know it’s the truth;
Nothing will ever feel as good as you;
You’re a painkiller;
It’s no wonder I constantly want a hit;
Stop asking me to admit it;
You already know what you do,
so don’t deny me what I need;
I don’t want to be disappointed
but I know it’s the truth;
Nothing will ever feel as good as you;
Coming for me you took my hand
gathering momentum built a deafening silence;
With an outcry the screams
began to tumble into peace,
plunging faster and faster into a crescendo;
I don’t want to be disappointed
but I know it’s the truth;
Nothing will ever feel as good as you;
It’s a welcome free fall you talked me into.
Categories:
freefall, deep, emotions, feelings, peace,
Form: Free verse
I desire to engage in a freefall with my Lord God
As He's the gravitational force propelling my heart
And as I parachute towards this journey called life
May my chute have been packed my Lord Christ
To ensure that I land safe and unharmed
As I freefall into His awaiting arms
I won't let no outside interference affect my trajectory
For my eyes are focused on my God given destiny
Categories:
freefall, destiny, extended metaphor, god,
Form: Dramatic Monologue
Even when things are in pieces, apart
Everything is going to be alright
A new flower bloomed, embracing a new start
Through the curtain, there will be a crack of light
Shining in darkness, where dreams will ignite
Everything is going to be alright
Trust is renewed, relying on insight
Relief is within your open heart now
Shining in darkness, where dreams will ignite
There’s always a way to make it somehow
Relying on instincts, let yourself go
Relief is within your open heart now
Releasing the words, while letting them flow
Some things take time to make sense after all
Relying on instincts, let yourself go
Take new chances, letting yourself freefall
Even when things are in pieces, apart
Some things take time to make sense after all
A new flower bloomed, embracing a new start
Heidi Sands
9/24/19
Categories:
freefall, change, inspirational, trust,
Form: Terzanelle
i now become one
with benevolent freefall
never coming down
Categories:
freefall, beautiful, happiness,
Form: Haiku
this water gets me lost
the vibe and consumption soothes
me carelessly stuck....
Categories:
freefall, water,
Form: Haiku
Clarity comes and goes like a prize to be had
Fleeting moments of happiness, hours spent sad
To seek its return brings sorrow as goodness turns bad
Contentment seems lost in the past or in dreams that I’ve had
.
Searching for all you’ve not got can be labelled as greed
Live for the moment, not questing for all that you need
Desire to be all that you can flickers dimly, in deed
Emptiness quenches the flow, no emotions to bleed
.
Pages of script from a book as you dance to lifes tune
Faith has no hand for to play like the cast of a rune
No patron nor matron to guide you, no silvered spoon
Lost in the Sands of Time obscured by the dune
.
Will faith play a hand will it colour the choices you make
Do the cries of the damned forever expand in their wake
Is hope yet enough to sustain you and all you forsake
Will faith quell the flames from devouring you there at the stake
.
Where did it go wrong life seems as fickle as Hell
And how will it end God only knows time will tell
Deafened by sounds of despair like the Toll of the bell
At the ever increasing sound of your own Death Knell
Categories:
freefall, feelings, life,
Form: Rhyme
hello to the unknown pretender
goodbye to the overexposed defender
all my love to the taker, but never the resender
all the darkness has sharp edges
all the cavities have roadblocks for decoration
all the lesions have mercilessly given pledges
all the blackheads have blockaded all attempted restoration
i offer you flowers, but you want golden stairsteps
i offer you interchanges, but you want platinum destinations
i offer you clarity, but you want festive, material chaos
i offer you me, but you want the thorn crown of melancholy
knowing this in the now like POW!,
i depart not in frustration, but in a
Deeper Depth of the Discovery of Self....
all i can now do is offer you the warm side of an Alladin's lamp
i hope that the wishes you make will only beautify the maintenance of your personal satisfaction
if I who is ME cannot fulfill your individual zest with additional glee,
then i can only kiss the Welcome Mat of Prayer and welcome back the Internally Divine Player....
Categories:
freefall, goodbye, poetry,
Form: Free verse
Freefall
Bungee cord secure;
My eyes saccade below me,
Screaming as I plunge.
Categories:
freefall, adventure
Form: Senryu