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chasingcloudbursts — Immersed
Published: 2014-01-20 03:14:59 +0000 UTC; Views: 92; Favourites: 1; Downloads: 0
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I pause.It is difficult
To jump without fear,
Fall,
Trust yourself to the fragile sky
And forget the tugging force of gravity.
No matter how benign the jump,
There is always the shell of past mistakes
Hardening around me
That shrinks from the notion
Of trust.
Taking a deep breath,
I ready myself,
Then begin to loosen my exoskeleton
Of built-up words,
Memories of something,
Memories of nothing.
I shrug off the past
And dive into the present.
Without my armor,
I feel naked,
As if a breath of cool air,
A dandelion parachute
Could breach my defenses,
Suddenly bringing me to my knees.
Without my ghosts, I feel alone.
Moving quickly now, I throw caution
To the wind
And fall headlong
Into a crystal clear pool of music,
Flowing over me in its tranquil depths
Until I am a part of the aqueous gloom.
Outside and inside me the sounds echo,
So close I do not know
Where it all begins.
It fills me up,
Lets me forget,
Builds me another shell
I do not wear as armor,
That is as inseparable from me
As my skin.
Every melodic drop surges
Into my mind
And down through my toes.
I am immersed in music.
