i don't want to fall
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have you ever slipped,
on a step,
in the dark,
and you stomach drops,
and you can feel,
feel yourself falling
f
a
l
l
i
n
g
and you grab,
grab for a hold,
a hand
the wall
just to keep on
to stop
the drop
you know is coming
i don't want to fall.
walls of words
catch you
and mold you
and hold you
when you slip
back
into the dark
f a l l i ng
deepdarkfearfall
into to the
deepdark hurtspace
you know is there
inside
always.
i don't want to fall.
and instead you
make yourself a rope
out of words
and feelings
peninkpaper rope
and you throw it,
hoping...
hope
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