Free Falling

 

 

 

 

 

The edge of the mountain I stand

Close my eyes and breathe in

Release my mind and then free fall

The fear forces a grin

 

My stomach turns from adrenaline

Force takes my breath away

Images of rocks pass me by

Living only for today

 

The ground comes into full focus

My eyes seal tight from fear

Letting go of all that binds me

As the end is drawn near

 

One swift gasp of my shallow breath

I release what taunts me

I open my eyes on the cliff side

Wild smile from what I see

 

A tango dance with a nightmare

Just the cliff side and me

I gaze over the edge and see

What parts I left of me

 

Now satisfied with what I’ve done

I return to my car

A voice echoes from the cliff side

No matter where you go…

…there you are.

 

~Melody

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reviews

[Coyote Poetry]

I enjoyed this poem. In my young days. I was a free climber. I free climbed most of the California coastline to Washington state. Did some climbing in Asia, Europe and South America. The poem reminded me of standing on hills and mountains realizing how small I really was.
'A tango dance with a nightmare
Just the cliff side and me"
Good to be with the hawk and the eagle. Dance with the wind on lonely places. Thank you for the outstanding poem.
Coyote

[Aianarie (INACTIVE)]

I loved it. The imagery and word choices are splendid and well expressed. Awesome job.

[Robbie~xoxo~]

This is powerful Melody! A leap of faith, to release what taunts you...I felt the overwhelming freedom of letting go... I love this!

"A voice echoes from the cliff side
No matter where you go…
…there you are."~ Superb write!

[Skye]

I couldn't even imagine doing this, I'm terrified of heights. Beautiful poem...

[Owlgirl]

Wow. This is amazing. Great job. I love this. The fear, the holding onto life but letting go of fear, amazing. This is probobly my favorite of yours so far. :)

[JanieB]

Really excellent write. The photo goes perfectly too. Good job.

[Pencrafter]

An interesting poem with some unusual observations. The last line reminds me of one from an old sci-fi cult movie, 'Buckaroo Bonsai'. Your scene descriptions are very vivid and clear.

[Michael G.]

I really enjoyed this poem. The content is interesting and it flows very well. Well done, ma'am. Good work.

[EileenMarie]

What an idea to toss out unwanted fears!
Great write :)

[Rhea752]

I liked this poem. :) I think it's my favorite of yours :D