The world at my feet, tilting forward into the sun.
What if?
What if I let go? Take the leap and learn to fly?
What if I stumble? Trip and fall and be lost in a world gone
head over heels?
What if.
Two words,
always at war.
The same question,
Lifting my wings
and nailing my feet on the ground.
What if everything goes wrong?
What if everything goes right?
My choice, my life;
I lean back against the teetering earth,
then balance on the tips of my toes.
One simple question.
What if?
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M. A. Mehan
"It simply isn't an adventure worth telling if there aren't any dragons." ~ J. R. R. Tolkien
storyteller // vampire // arizona desert rat
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The imagery of "what if" lifting your wings and yet nailing your feet to the ground - just beautiful. Especially if you imagine both happening simultaneously. And the way you left the end hanging with the haunting echo of "what if" and let the reader decide - *chef's kiss*
Wow I am so impressed that this was written in free verse. It's almost like you created your own poetic form. One with the flow only you could write in. I absolutely love how this was written in mind, as if on the edge of the world. The atmosphere on the top of the mountain could be felt through this. I love how you so cleverly concluded that the two words 'what if' are at war with themselves. That was so haunting how you ended this poem in 'what if' I am left to think what if it goes wrong. Fantastic work M.A 🤗❤️