No
Way to Go But….
Something
old I can’t quite hold
Sends
me over the edge instantly
The
insanity caused by this one jot
This
one tittle in the middle
A
sharp pin prick jab that
makes
me so very mad
it
has years of momentum behind it
I
put on the brakes and wait
To
find a toe hold
Barely
balancing on that assent
I
climb up and up
Clinging
to each craggy crevice
That
my fingers have worn smooth
And
my flesh bleeds
Digging
in, holding on for dear life
Lest
I fall further down
bruised,
beaten, and bereft once more
You
see me fall
Your
rope is attached
And
we both plummet
Down
grasping for the wall
For
an anchor or branch
To
cling waiting for rescue
Until
one of us begins to climb again
In
terror of the ways down
Desiring
to see what is up there
That
we so desperately climb towards
We’ve
seen the bottom
We
know the rocks
They
are painted with our blood
With
our tears and fears over many years
There
is now only up
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