Beloved (Bathophobia)

A deranged man said Jump! 
jump, you´ll find everything you want. 
That was before his flock 
saw his head bounce off the caisson. 

"I have a fear of falling to my death" 
I told you so on the side of the cliff. 
After you put your arms around me 
the terror knifed through my spine. 

With eyes closed, 
I saw for the first time 
my body dangling over the edge, suspended in the air 
my second foot slipping away, going head first. 


But 
you were waiting at the bottom, so I dropped 
he went feet first, with his eyes open.

Reviews

[Coyote Poetry]

Jumping toward death would be a quick ending. Anyone who offer to go first and lived. Best not to follow. A poem with a lot of mystery. A excellent poem.
Coyote