Walking down a sunny road
Ground is soft, mind is free
Then rumbling underneath my feet
Splitting earth is all I see
Slipping
Gasp and try to catch myself
Losing balance, losing grip
Teeter over widening chasms
Keep footing, ignore fear, refuse to tip
Reaching
Stretching out my hands
Catching only air
Praying the wind will pull me up
No one saving me, no one there
Grasping
Clawing at the road
As it's being whisked away
Gravity latches on my ankles
Drags me down, losing sight of day
Falling
Head pounds, ears pop
Start so high, tumble so low
Scratching hands on canyon walls
Land with a thud and nowhere to go
Climbing
I’ve got to try to climb out
But I’ve forgotten how to breathe
Pull your seams together as they split
Begin to realize that you’ll never leave
Quitting
Slump against the wall
Were you really ever up there
Let it sink in, there is now way out
Know you are stuck and try not to care