We look in every burrow, around every corner,
stalk down every alleyway for it.
We empty out our closets,
expose our skeletons, eaten away by our demons.
Don’t tell the preacher,
but I know all of my own creatures by name.
I can introduce you to them, if you’d like.
Oh, and they can be so persuasive, too.
They’d love to meet you. A pleasure, truly.
But be careful, they’ll tell you it’s okay.
One step, two steps, sidling closer,
Closer,
come a little closer.
Don’t be afraid.
It’s only the sky, reach out and touch it.
Taste the sun and stroke the clouds.
You’ve been searching,
waiting all your life for this moment to arrive.
See the birds, aren’t they beautiful?
You can be too.
Take another step, imagine you have wings.
Don’t be afraid, don’t be afraid-
Don’t you know falling is a part of flying?
And you’ll listen,
it’s the sweetest of music, trust me.
I would know.
Savor the bliss while you can, my darling.
You’ve jumped off the edge.
I’ve done the same.
And my demons,
they told me it was a leap of faith.