he said let me show you
what hope looks like
it’s kind of scary like
stepping to the edge
of the deep end like
jumping off a diving board
and getting all wet like
letting all the air out
and sinking until your toes touch the bottom like
bending your knees
and propelling yourself up again like
holding that one last ounce of breath
and you break right through the surface
gulping for air at just the right time like
it’s all you need in this life
and all you’re thinking about is that moment right there like
it’s the light and you’ve found it
and someone holds their hand out at the side like
they’ve been watching the whole time like
they were ready to go in after you and
you’re making your way to them and taking it and
they’re pulling you out and you’re laughing like
you didn’t just freak out for a second and
you moving back to that diving board again
to jump back in for the adrenaline like
feeling the vibrance of joy is worth all the risk like…
like that…
hopes like that
sometimes
- les’nspired
