Thursday, August 22, 2013

Tonight,
I am climbing down a long sturdy ladder made of thick rope and age old oak. 
Flecks of wood keep getting caught in between my lanky finger nails. 
I wince as they prick the flesh that lines my hands. 
Down and down and down I slowly spiral,
the night air shifting and caressing and blessing my circulation. 
Three feet from the damp soil,
reality enfoldes my left ankle and gently pulls. 
I let the ladder slip from my grasp and squeeze my eyes shut. 
Will I tumble blindly towards the sound of my torso's thud into the earth?
 No. 
Gravity stops, 
time breaths in 
and 
just
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FLOAT
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