Poem: Jump by Valentina Steiner

Jump

By Valentina Steiner
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My body ached but it’s here
I finally reached the waterfall
and felt intimidated by its grace
and the beauty it portrayed.

I got closer to it
and inhaled the mixed aromas
the dewy moss and crisp spring water
nature allowed me to indulge in.

The breeze ruffled my hair
and for a second I got a sense of
how it would feel
to be so carefree, so...

I closed my eyes
and imagined my
body slowly reaching
the space between the
earth and where the water would permeate it,
crash into it.

I released my breath
And with it everything
I have carried
this whole journey.
I turned to face the sun
and let its rays warm me.