Here’s My Song for You

Here I am hunched over my piano
Trying to weave melodies for a song.
I feel your hands on my shoulders,
I smell your scent waft through the air,
I see your smile in front of me.

Here I am with my pen and paper
Trying to weave words for a song.
I hear you giggle at my joke,
I feel your kiss on my lips.

I close my eyes, tears fall.

I gently caress the keys of my piano
And play the song
And feel your skin on my fingers
As your voice tickles my soul.

Hear my song for you--
the notes travel through the air.
Hear the words I never got to say--
they grow wings to reach you.
Listen to the rhythm of my heart,
Listen to my plea and come back
So I can again write songs about love
Made up of happy endings.

Free Fall

Like a leaf falling through a ravine
The wind causing the only friction
Swirling and swirling, dancing in the air
Following the wind’s leading

Will the leaf defy the call of gravity and
Will the wind be more successful?

I can feel the wind against my face
Making my body resist the pull of gravity

I can feel the breeze gently combing every strand of my hair
It makes my white, long, flowing dress ruffle in the air

The river below is calling.
How will it feel when my body hits the waters?

I am standing on the edge of a cliff,
The rough face of the rocks stinging my bare feet.

In a while, I can rest
When my body hits the water
And the cold river envelopes my whole being

I am ready now.
On the brink of a free fall.