The Edge of Light

 

" The wind was blowing hard, 

I was standing on the edge 

Of the highest rock cliff there was,

Unmoved as the winds picked up pace.

 

This was the moment of truth, 

Separated only by fear

My heart was pounding, 

I could hear it speak.  

 Mind played with it's reasons,

But the heart remained undaunted 

I knew its not the dizzying heights, 

But myself that I must conquer. 

The storm was closing in,

Perhaps this was not the time

Here is where I can return to failure, 

And die another day.  

 Sometimes a jump to the other side, 

Is only a single decision away

I can choose the path of safety,  

But then, what will I live to be ? 

 

It is the end I will see,

For a new beginning to be.