{"sf1_id":737663,"sf2_id":"1O55rQPm","title":"Breath taking...","author":"Jiblits","words":423,"posted_at":"2014-07-31T21:00:00.000Z","tags":["Poem","Poetry","slice of life"],"url":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/737663-breath-taking","original_url":"https://sofurry.com/s/1O55rQPm","image_url":"https://cdn.sofurryfiles.com/submissions/thumbnails/6c/53/6c532b4e-472b-4448-8d57-14d3f0002ba5","description":"","content":"Breath taking...\n\nOn the side of a cliff, a stumble changes us for good\n\nAbove the clouds, laying now where we stood\n\nA decision with two choices at best\n\nToday we have been given a lifelong test\n\nMy grip slipping, your eyes filled with fear to the brim\n\nFeeling fading, our hope beginning to dim\n\nI won't let go, this is all I know\n\nIf I do, I'll jump after you\n\nThis I swear\n\n\u0026nbsp;For your sake, for my own being I haven't \u0026nbsp;a care\n\nThe fall beyond anything anyone could endure\n\nA goodbye inevitable I'm sure\n\nThe cliff side breaking underneath from our weight\n\nI won't be stopped, I will change whatever our fate\n\nArms twisting, cracks felt beyond painful explanation\n\nI'll lift you to safety with unbroken motivation\n\nMy life hanging in my hands, I won't stop, till it's too late to turn back\n\nTeeth clenched, I'll pull through my fears, I won't give slack\n\nBeneath me, the edge gives way\n\nOne handed, my resolve must not stray\n\nHand in hand, we slip slowly closer to the tearful outcome\n\nFilled with emotion I am, yet my body now completely numb\n\nFingers digging, painting for grip among the bright red grass\n\nA second feels like a frozen hour glass\n\nI pull \u0026 grasp at what I can to gain ground\n\nTears \u0026 fears from you make the worst haunting sound\n\nWith all I can, I put you above my reach, a chance to survive\n\nFind your strength, rise, stay alive\n\nA footing gained, relief overcomes my worry\n\nThe rest of you safely up, \u0026nbsp;my mind slows from it's hurry\n\nGrip gone, quietly I fall\n\nA second more I couldn't stall\n\nthe winds cool as you slowly fade away\n\nI did it......I gave enough, you have another day\n\nA look back, sad, but priceless all the same\n\nI swear I could hear clearly, you call my name\n\nTears wake me, falling from above.\u0026nbsp;\n\nThe face I longed for, the one I love\n\nAfter a second, the light goes out, where I am, I don't care to know yet\n\nWhat I could do, I did, \u0026 for that, I have no regret\n\nFor extra time, anyone would ask for\n\nTo go knowing your better half is safe, I couldn't ask for more.....\n\n--- Reflection isn't based on what one see's at face value, but beyond the false, for what can be made true....\n\n---Thanks for reading---\n\n\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; ---Always---\n\n  \n  \n\n"}