Thoughts Made to Sound Pretty

Take a Deep Breath

She stares, lost in thought at the rippling water

As it swirls hundreds of feet below her

She wishes she could flow as easily, as freely as it

As quickly and joyously as the ripples amongst it

To roam as freely and as widely as not only the river

But the very air that ruffles her hair out of its bun,

The breeze that blows into her open bedroom window

Breathing a new air, a new life, a new start into the room,

Drying the soon forgotten tear-stained pillow on the sill

The same wind there, yet here, urging and pushing her on.

And it was then, with the adventures of many lifetimes

Sifting on the tip of her watering tongue, that she let go.

Her toes curled, and then released from the metal structure,

And from then until forever, she became one with the water,

Twirling, dancing, and embracing every inch of the world.

She blew in the wind, howling and whispering happily

Kissing the frost-bitten faces of those she loved,

Drying the warm tears of the ones who loved her,

To them she plainly died, but what they don’t know