I Fell
by Donna Beumler
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I fell As if from a great height Whether or not I was pushed is irrelevant I fell And it was not a smooth, pretty thing But rather jagged, jerky, ungraceful I fell While terror and relief Both swept over me in equal measure And my mind screamed “NO!” But my heart spoke softly: It will all be over soon I fell And I kept my eyes squeezed shut So as not to know exactly where I was along the way But when I began to feel Heat from the asphalt below me I knew it wouldn’t be much longer Then I suddenly remembered With a vividness That startled me I remembered that I’d fallen before And from buildings Much taller than this one I remembered that I’d been thrown from rooftops And that I had slipped from narrow trails After stepping forward foolishly I remembered that I had once been tricked Into jumping And had often leaned too far over the edge And though I’d fallen before and would surely fall again I remembered That I could fly |
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