Falling with Grace

Falling with Grace

A Poem by Leah T

I fell towards the earth for so long

Lord, it felt like flying
So I closed my eyes
And I was nothing
But when I came to, back flat on the ground
I knew I was still alive and kicking

 

Guess now I better get up off the dirt

Straighten my neck and dust off my shirt

Drag myself over to old New York town

They understand a man who's been long falling down

But if I could have kept falling
Right through the ground
Breaking the earth's surface
And flying through the ground
Heading towards that center fire
I'd be homeward bound

© 2008 Leah T


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Not sure how I feel about the last stanza. I really like the whole idea of falling through the ground. And I espically like the part about 'straightening out my kneck' It was like "Okay, time to get back up and moving" even after some 'horrible' happened. Well done. :)

Posted 16 Years Ago


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Leah T
Leah T

Brooklyn NY, then Northampton MA



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I'm interested in poetry translation, rhythm in poetry, and poetry in music. I like Federico Garc�a Lorca, Antonio Machado, Emily Dickinson, Bob Dylan, Langston Hughes, others too. what el.. more..

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