Our Waterfall (Poem)

We’re born
At the bottom of a waterfall

Life ticks along
In the spray
Some hear the thunder early on
They weave their baskets,
Eyes flitting to the top

Others scoff
They turn their backs and look away
How calm the river is
This way, they say

For them, life defined
By a single choice made
A choice to stay
Where the water has no sway

But some are tortured by the roar
Questions, wants, or hope for more
The only way to quell the ache
Accepting risks to life and same
Is up the fall’s face

-LS

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