Free Fall

FREE FALL Gasping for breath, I can hardly breathe. Plummeting down, Through a chasm of doubt. In gravity’s hands, I entrust my fate. The silence of free fall, My only escape. A single voice, A signal in noise. “I know how you feel, You are not alone”, they shout. Another step back, another look down, “I know that feeling of doubt.” “Take a chance with me.” “A brief delay.” “Don’t go, stay!”. Pushing free, From this self-made prison, Cold and tired, end this derision. Lost in a fog, On the precipice edge. A footstep away, memories dredge. A cry, a shout, a doubt. “Stop, wait, there is another way”. “I stood where you are once,” “There are no answers,” “It is a veiled lie.” “The only thing that matters is your own will to try.” “I will walk with you, I know how you feel,” “Let me tell you this, those feelings are not real.” “Life is full of promise, of love and of hope.” “There will always be days, when you feel you cannot cope”. Stay I did, and pushed on through, We are closer now, a blended hue. Drawing closer, filling every day. Every moment, In every way, Until that night, They threw themselves away. (c) Jay Rose Ana