When I Fall

 

Can I let go of a feeling

could you let it get away

watch it fly, wings beating

let go of yesterday

the blood freezing chill comes with each words bitter meaning

can I instead let it instil hope inside

not the taunting that it brings

haunting as it saunters in with a swing

from which I no longer need to hide

we could live beside the ocean

if the deathly quiet doesn't sting

 

Can I let go of nailed on memories

let them not make me feel small

could you help hammer the hope home

let me demolish the walls

old days left by the wayside, on a layby

on the kerbside, 

thumbing my way to drive time on a lullaby

can I let go of the old life, once and for all

we could live in the country

let the world slow down to a crawl

if the emptiness doesn’t feel like a funeral shawl

 

Can I let go of emotion

could you hold me tight instead

drown out the noise it brings

the commotion in my head,

the ocean like sounds that crash ahead

can I wish them dead and hope for tomorrow to be untainted

we could live in the mountains

valleys, arid deserts, 

snow covered wastelands

anywhere at all, 

as long as we are holding hands

 

Can I let go, watch the sun rise enjoy the light

not be so uptight, not have to feel the surge of fight or flight

let my body flow to the music that feels right

can I let go, become one

can you add to my sum

in the undercurrent as we turn off taps that flood

can I let mood swings sit still for good,

resist the need to swing them to their heights

 

Could you raise me when I fall,

or bring me down when I soar too close to the starlight

can I let the roundabouts slow to a stall

we can live, 

it’s the only choice we've got

in the city we call home

anywhere our feet may want to roam

 

Thanks For Reading,

Peace, Love and Poetry.

Kyle.