A brick falls
A feather falls
Which hits the ground first?
The brick smashes into pebbles
While the feather hovers down,
Oh so gentlly
Is it the same case with people?
The weight of the world makes us
Like the brick
Guilt, fear, anger
In our hearts as we sink
A feather falls
It makes no sound, no crashing noise
Yet it reaches its destination
With great poise
Twisting and turning
And correcting itself
Watch the brick fall
No twists and turns, no direction
Straightforward, with no correction
It comes with a roaring thud
Known only by the noise it makes
Ignorant of its own mistakes
Pulled down by the haul
Of its own weight
Be like the feather
Be weightless!
It does not mean
You are late touching ground
You just take your tender time
Getting there
Be like the feather
Be complicated!
Without twists and turns
There can be no correction
Recognize mistakes
And learn from them
Be like the feather
Be flexible!
Do not fall so hard
To one destination
You never know where
The winds will guide you
The brick falls
The feather falls
The brick lands
The feather is falling
The feather is falling
The feather is falling
The feather is falling
The feather is falling
The feather is falling
The feather is falling
The feather is falling
The feather is falling
The feather lands
© Thorne J. McFarlane