Falling

sorenbarrett

The future, such a perilous decent

there is no return from the abyss

a fall from birth, to life's mist below

Placental security I miss

 

Past the point of no return

I teeter back into the chasm

At the balancing point of equilibrium

ledge slick, grip slipping, a spasm

 

A sense of falling in my gut

back arched, head thrown back to the sky

arms flailing, a sense of sailing

all this with me soon will die

 

I emit a single tear

desperate, at anything I clasp

I belch out a cry of fear

I clutch at hope, but only air I gasp

 

The fall will do no harm

wind rushes past as I drop

I try to turn to see what's ahead

The danger is in the sudden stop

  • Author: sorenbarrett (Offline Offline)
  • Published: August 8th, 2023 15:52
  • Category: Unclassified
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  • Users favorite of this poem: Teddy.15
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  • Teddy.15

    Dear Sorenbarrett, what a fall it is, I have a recurring dream like this, yet I always wake up before I hit the floor, you just spooked me out lol what fabulous lines so dramatic and so very believable 💖

    • sorenbarrett

      Thank you Teddy for the review and most generous words of comment they are most appreciated.

    • orchidee

      Where ya going? Where ya falling to?
      I had a fall on a country walk - fell in a pile of manure! lol (Did I?)

      • sorenbarrett

        Always falling forward into the future dear friend, sometimes falling backward into the past. Thanks for the read Orchi.



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