Falling - Maya Spector

[Larry Robinson]

Falling 
 
 
Falling.  
We are all falling. 
A trip 
            on a tree root. 
A headfirst dive 
            down a staircase. 
Carrying groceries. 
            Or crossing the room. 
 
We are all 
Falling. 
Birds are falling 
            to the ground. 
Whales are falling 
            onto the shore. 
Bodies are falling 
            from missile strikes. 
What does it mean, 
            all of this falling? 
Will there be time and a way  
            to rise back up, or 
Will we sink down, down, 
            going down with the ship? 
Will we sing 
            as we go? 
 
A card falls out of the deck, 
Landing face up on the altar. 
It is the card 
            of Gratitude. 
If we land there, 
            our hearts may  
Fall 
            open. 

	- Maya Spector
 
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