Trust Fall

Trust Fall

I was flying among the stars

The wind was cold

And those stars were bright

I let myself fall

And then I was standing on a diving board

The darkness around me

I couldn’t tell if there was water

But I held my breath

And jumped right in

Falling like slow motion

I hit air

My wings were left in the sky

Panicking I kicked out

Landing on my feet

Instead of my head

Scraping my knees

I thought I was diving into water

Figured wrong

Once my heart settled

And my eyes dried

I walked around the empty bowl

Found that I was wrong

There was water here

Not much

A puddle, clear and crystal

I stared into it

My reflection stared back

I sat by the circle of crystal

I guess I have only one option

Wait for the rain

-Eleanor Hastings