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by for proto - Aquarius

Blink









     the first step
      to any challenge
        is to close your 
        
                        eyes

                                 exhale and blow
                                   past all interior
                                     barriers erected
                                       in moments less

        difficult than 
             this


                  you taught me that

        
        stepping into
           the harness for
               the first time

                                  your hands fastening
                                     the buckles and belts
                                           
       
                        trust

                        love
                  
                        belief
                        

        rising up 
          to meet me
        as i roared
   to the ground   

                                         all previous
                                              hurts and
                                         torments
                                              forgotten

                        lost
                   
              in        bliss       and

                        peace



         i have only one fear i've never been
                  able to cut loose

                         I
                   am        afraid
                      of going
 
                         up   
              
    every free fall
      every jump
    every dive

                      rewards
 
                                for facing the 
                                   the agony of ascension

                       you
   
                      believe

                       i am
                     
                       the
                       
     same
       as 
        when
                       i 
                               
                      left
 
                                  and i 
                                    am
 
                      not


                i am no longer afraid
                of the vertical climb 

                       and all
                that this entails for 

                        us

 


                   




                        blink                    
                         

Reason for writing:

    my return is in your letter...hoping you get this first. 
    

Birth sign: Aquarius
Date created: 2005-09-13 19:38:01
Last updated: 2021-04-14 17:18:16
Poem ID: 70941

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