falling

i used to be so strong, steady

belaying all within my sight

others looked to me for guidance

my vision was so clear and bright

one wrong step and then another
grip and instinct, strength all failing

smashed against the rocks a-tumbling

head dizzy, spinning round and down

i fell apart, can't stop falling

by now i should have hit the ground

in pieces, shattered and calling

when will the healer come around

inside, outside, all around me

crumbling, decaying, blacking bones

aching, bleeding, crushing anger

locks me in huddled, shivering fright

teardrops flooding, icy, freezing

halting flow of life-giving blood

paralyzing apprehension

strangles screams for assisting light

i fell apart, can't stop falling

by now i should have hit the ground

in pieces, shattered and calling

when will the healer come around

i've pushed away the willing hand

afraid to trust and fall again

hiding in a cave of darkness

clinging to silent hurt and fear

where is solace, clear perspective

truth that will calm this anxious heart

where is the friend and confidant

anchored, secure in towering climb

i fell apart, can't stop falling

by now i should have hit the ground

in pieces, shattered and calling

when will the healer come around

now and then a peaceful moment

flickers through the oppressive gloom

teaching me to keep on grasping

clutching tightly to cracking rock

when i can’t hold any longer

he hears the plea i cannot voice

reaching out, he tempers the pace

in his hand, only, lies relief

fell apart, now i’ve stop falling

finally landed on the ground

he found my shards, heard my calling

master healer has come around