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It Only Takes One Step

It only takes one step to walk over the edge

And if your heart is as cracked as the canyon under your feet,

I suggest you back away from it

Because the split rocks scattered around you

Are not good indicators of

The split seconds it would take

For your hands to reach the heavens and

Your face to connect with the ground beneath

And although your only thought is

Whether you would finally be able to fly

And reach the other side

You are only a human

Standing with your barefeet pressed into sand

And your toes kissing a ledge

And although you can't fly right now

That doesn't mean you never will

But it only takes one step to walk over the edge.

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asphyxiophilia
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Oct 9, 2013
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