Falling

Like drowning –

When the light that once embraced me

At the water's surface

Now treats me like a stranger.

Like burning –

When my skin, screaming at the flames,

Driven by their lust,

Deliberately ignores me.

Like sleeping –

When my eyelids, feeling heavy,

Fall victim to the darkness.

Like jumping

Into the abyss,

Seeking enlightenment

With your feet

Headed for the void.

Like falling –

So is death.

And every day we fall,

The earth calling us home.

So, as I

Fall to earth,

I choose to live

A life free of regret.

-Falling-