f a l l I n g

f a l l I n g
11/7/2004

Like s ca tt er e d leaves blown helplessly by the wind,
My lost sentiments are thrown in a secret river,
silently floating like tiny rafts,
making its way to discover you.

A >fierce-current> pulls my heart
out of oblivion.

Making my ears blind,
and eyes deaf.

I am sinking
deeper by the minute.
Like melted iced emotions,
I unconsciously slide with the water.

Underneath
this raging river,
a solitary mouth whispers only your name,

it awakens a desolate mind
that suddenly becomes familiar
with words that it cannot know,

it liberates a soul
from the bars of confinement,
opening its eyes to the unexplained,
and feeling emotions that it chose to forget.

inches from me I see the end of this magnificent river
where all the water flow carelessly,
and fall a thousand feet from the edge of reasons.

swimming quickly the other way
to escape the fall,
I struggle to breathe as I keep my head up high,

Luckily, I break free from the water ‘s firm grip.

But I know its no use.

As long as my heart beats,
this crystal blue river will run forever throughout the gray horizon

eventually, the tides will find me
and carry me quietly
to your arms where I belong.

It’s only a matter of time now.

As I softly close my eyes,
with my hands behind my back

and pray,

that you will catch me
when you find me f a l l I n g,

like s ca tt er e d leaves blown helplessly by the wind,

from a tree that grew from your roots.

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