see what happens

I walked out onto the lake today. I don’t know if it was safe or not, but I didn’t really care. I was numb and hollow and I wondered what would happen if I fell through and no one was around. It’s almost as if I was taunting that fear, saying, 
‘Go ahead, let’s see what happens.’

I could hear the creaks and echoes in the warming air; sounds of the ice melting somewhere underneath, maybe further out, and the faint trickling of water. 

Go ahead, let’s see what happens. 

I lay down on the dock, face up, staring into the sun. No clouds in the sky today �" just one over my head, invisible, casting a shadow only I could sense. I let myself feel the warmth on my face for a while and then I said out loud to the dogs, 

'You know, this could be our life. We could do this every sunny day. Would that be enough?' 

And I turned my head, brushing emerald strands away from my eyes to look at them, both their bodies in repose and eyes closed just like mine had been. Looking at them made me feel such a sense of peace...
So maybe it would be.

Maybe it would be enough, 
to live, 
just like this.

Reviews

[RomaJ]

I love the imagery of this piece. The serenity of it. It's quiet yet powerful and resounding. Maybe it is enough..to live. In peace and with peace of mind. That would be enough. Missed reading you Glo.

[Emily B]

maybe it would be enough, you never knowunless you test the waters

the root is in your faith