High Horse

A reaction to someone's arrogance...

But what if you fall?

 

Do you really think

that I’ll always be there

to catch you,

to cushion you,

to save you?

 

Do you take me

for granted,

for a given,

for an absolute,

for permanence?

 

If I’m not there,

then the fall

is that

much

more

dangerous.

 

Please give me

the respect

that I deserve

and that I know

you can give.

 

You weren’t always

like this, and I know

that you can change.

You just have to

want to.

 

But if you don’t, I’ll go,

and you’ll have a

good view on

your high horse

of me leaving.

 

And I won’t come back.

Who, then, will catch you

if you tumble,

if you stumble,

if you fall?

Reviews

[Ranger Nadaly]

The first stanza is so fluid, like a paintbrush on a canvas. There are some awkward wordings in areas but I love the message and the growth of it.

[Christopher Tait]

Thanks for the review!