Topic

Jump

one day a fairy came
down from the hole in the sky
she said "jump, and i'll bet that
you'll find that you can fly."

i said "but what if i fall"
she said "don't worry you won't,
as long as you trust yourself 
you'll have wings!" "but," i said "i don't"

she said "jump anyway.
the worst that could happen? you'll die. 
you can come back, you've got those little cards."
so said the fairy from the sky.

she left and went back to that star-filled place
leaving me alone on the edge of the blue
wind blowing from someplace invisible,
and i said to myself, "is it true?"

"can i jump?
"will i fly?
"will i float or 
"will i die?"

i looked. i leaped.
i flew through the air.
i dropped.
i fell.
but something was there:

stairs!

special thanks to Miss Ursula who did not necessarily consent to be photographed

Posted 7 months ago by Sororia Rose Subscriber! | Permalink

Replies

  • I love this!
    (not to mention all your others...you must channel Lewis Carroll and Theodore Geisel!)
    Posted 7 months ago by Abbey Rhode Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Hey, I thought I was Doctor Seuss. Love your poem!
    Posted 7 months ago by AwesomeCardinal2000 Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Awesome!
    Posted 7 months ago by TomC Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Awesome!
    Posted 7 months ago by Palindrome Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Love x 1,000
    Posted 7 months ago by Yse The Great Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Nice!
    Posted 7 months ago by Mal'akh Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I felt the same before my first jump/fall in glitch. I felt so silly after, when it ended up being a gentle drift to the ground. This is just lovely!
    Posted 7 months ago by natsumi Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Aw, this is a really cute one! I completely expected a different ending based on your other stories ;)
    Posted 7 months ago by Omnika Subscriber! | Permalink