Liam Power

#59 Cliff Jumping

 

Left toes over the edge.

Friends around you on the ledge.

Water fifty feet below.

 

You sweat in you wetsuit.

Your friends already respect you

They know this task is a question

asked of you, by you.

 

Waves lap the rocks quietly

the evening sun glints wildly.

No one says a word.

 

You think of death.

Of flight,

of triumph,

you jump.

 

butterflies

sky

 

sea

cliff

water

BOOM!

 

From the cliff they see the circle of foam

and you pop up in it looking small

floating on your back with your answer.

You can jump cliffs after all.