Leap

Leap

You love to wade in the shallow waters, You love to bathe in the cozy Sun, You love the easy tides at the shore, And the comfort of your birth nest.

Love the warmth of it all, The comfort of love, The familiarity of it, The aroma of it.

Until it’s time.

When the wind doesn’t touch you anymore, When the familiar Sun warms up everyone except you, When the tides before on the mirror of your gaze and leave you dry, When the showers that made you feel dance only leave you wet, That’s how you know.

You just can’t stay, You need to step out, Cross the waters, Bear the tides, Explore the lands unknown, Take the road unfamiliar, Take the leap you talked about in zest.

You can be thrilled, You can be worried, You can be scared out of your wits, And you’ll take all that, Because you can’t take any more of that tide in you, Can’t dismiss the unsettling in the pit of your stomach, Can’t overlook the nagging feeling, Can’t sleep a night more on that train you know you must to get on, And so you take the leap.

You shoot up high, Above in the sky, You don’t know what’ll become of you, No idea if you’ll burst like fireworks, A million stars brightening the sky, your sky, Like you hope to, Or daresay not.

But you know one thing, And one thing for sure.

If you don’t take the leap, The conundrum will never end.

You need to fly, Because you’re a bird, You were born free, And free is all that you’ll ever be.

And so you’ll leap, Hoping against hope, That it’s in your blood, That your wings know their nature, More than you know your fears, That you’ll fly, high or low, You’ll feel those feathers ruffle, The fresh cool found up above everything, The blinding white light, The peace And one day, when you’re ready, You’ll find a way to make your own nest, Whenever you feel it’s time.

And you’ll be happy you took the leap before you found the comfort, Because if not for the instability, You’d never have made the journeys who made you, you.

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