Poetry for The Mind and Soul

Cliff Jumper

This was it.

He had left me,

For someone else.

What had I expected?

I had been warned

But I didn't listen.

They had said

"Only fools will fall"

But I didn't listen.

I walk beside the cliffs,

By the sea.

Sobbing.

Remembering.

Forgetting.

And somehow,

I felt better.

But not good enough

To live on without him.

I kick a rock

Off the edge.

Just to see how far

The fall would be.

The rock falls,

It falls into the crashing waves below.

But what was there to be afraid of?

Everyone I ever

Loved or cared about

Were waiting for me

On the other side.

I stop and

Look over the edge.

I think of all the pain

Love

Laughter

Screams

Sobs.

I close my eyes.

Then I jump.

As you fall,

You see the waves

They crash against the cliff

The sound echoing in your ears

Everything is more vivid

and in a way, beautiful.

You realize that people can wait.

You aren't ready to pass that gate.

You feel the water swallow you whole

It slapped against your back

You think: this is life,

it is gorgeous

but it isn't painless...

You fight, the waves pull you under

Your fingertips reach the surface

The air whips around them

But that isn't all

A hand reaches out to you

It gives you a second chance

You don't grab it

You don't need their help

And this time, you know you let it go to waste

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