I am not good
I am not good
at falling
I tense up,
every muscle in my body
a protest
as I try to stop the inevitable
try to control
the uncontrollable
I’ve never been good
at falling
though God knows
I’ve fallen
more than enough times
I just can’t seem to learn
how to trust gravity
so implicitly
that I’ll let her hold me in her arms
I am not good
at falling
but then I’ve never fallen
exactly
like you
- please catch me