Here is to the sky dive.
Just make sure you
don't go without a parachute.
Or fill it with knives or forks
or anvils, my goodness.
Welcome to that, but this world
it is what people say. How they make
you feel. Chute on the ground.
Hello normality, it is not so bad.
As when you prefer a thought
in your head, maybe get back to
that war on falling, that you
are even falling at all.
You got yourself second guessing
that you are even required to save
yourself from hitting the ground hard.
don't go without a parachute.
Or fill it with knives or forks
or anvils, my goodness.
Welcome to that, but this world
it is what people say. How they make
you feel. Chute on the ground.
Hello normality, it is not so bad.
As when you prefer a thought
in your head, maybe get back to
that war on falling, that you
are even falling at all.
You got yourself second guessing
that you are even required to save
yourself from hitting the ground hard.
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Author:
ReflectionShadow (Pseudonym) (
Offline) - Published: September 6th, 2026 16:31
- Comment from author about the poem: I posted this on all three of the sites I am on; as I felt I should post my favorite poem I wrote from PoetryPoem...see to how it is on other platforms. Enjoy!
- Category: Reflection
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Comments3
Nicely done
Cute it reminds me of a cartoon with all those things in the chute. Well done
Taken away by the metaphor here or what I am perceiving as a coping mechanism (parachute) as we fall from the heights of social pressures (parachute-world). And that moment of uncertainty at the meaning or not of saving oneself at all lands with quite a weight beyond the caricature and tone of the poem. So, to fall and find one's footing again is definitely reflective. 🙏🏻🕊️
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