JUMP - Blogtober 2020

Jump

One by one each man dove off the high cliff

Not one of them seemed disturbed by the height

They all seemed so relaxed, I was just stiff

As for me, looking down caused me great fright

What is the origin of a man's deep fear?

Was it something as a child my dad said?

What makes me want to hide and disappear?

"You're a sissy!" still echos in my head.

I approach the rock face and cannot go

I take a moment and get back in line

I reapproach and do not look below

Wild abandon: I take a plunge divine!

     Looking back, I know the jump helped me grow

     I know only cool water waits below

--Shenandoah Lynd