Freefall

Every time I asked him a question, he took me to a cliff and pushed me over. Just as I would be about to hit the ground, he would leap down and hold me. It seemed to me that he thought of it as a game, but for me it was a complete mystery. Nevertheless, I am unsure why I always agreed to go with him.

This time he told me, 'Let’s go somewhere else'. For a few moments I was relieved, only to realize that we were heading for an even higher cliff. All I could see from the top was darkness. And then like always, he pushed me over. It was a few moments of agonizing freefall. But just as I was about to hit rock bottom, he came and liberated me.

Trance and Transience

For a fleeting moment
Life bloomed
And we grew wings
And floated like butterflies
For a fleeting moment

For a fleeting moment
Life floated
And we grew petals
And bloomed like flowers
For a fleeting moment

Life's fleeting moments
Life's a fleeting moment
We rejoice, we suffer
For a fleeting moment

Skyfall

October 2015, Norristown PA

As she looked into the mirror, the reflection showed deep wrinkles around her eyes and on her forehead. Her skin appeared blotchy and weathered by the passage of time. In her mid-sixties, the only thing that was still gushing and rushing like that of a seventeen year-old was her old heart.

 It was that time of the year again, when the entire skyline would be mottled with leaves of every hue. Leaves probably were the only things, that seemed to be most captivating when they were almost ready to depart this life. However, for her fall was not the fun season it once used to be. It wasn’t a season of fun hay-rides, pumpkin carving and apple-pies. It was a season of lasting heartache, unwept tears and skyfall. But today was different, today held a promise.