Free Fall

A Poem

Photo by Jose Manuel Santos Alfonso on Unsplash

oh, oh, oh
watch her float down and down,
into depths no one can follow

is it falling
if she’s sinking deeper and deeper,
the waters swallowing her inch by inch?

do you see
where the deep begins and ends,
or are you brainwashed too?

oh, oh, oh
it’s too late, it’s too late —
you waited too long, didn’t you?

is it falling
if someone can stop the descent
but simply doesn’t try to help?

do you see
where your blame begins and ends,
or are you lying to yourself?

oh, oh, oh
don’t look down,
but close your eyes and dream

is it falling
if the drop is never-ending,
just like this silent war is?

do you see
where truth and lie intertwine,
or are you just another fool?

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