JoAnna Minaji by: Joelle Durdin, Acrylic on canvas, 2015.
The Great Crash
by: Sarah S. Miles
The drop.
Release.
Return to climb.
Above branches. Above the past regrets.
Above the memories.
The hurt. The scars. The cuts
as the twigs catch me as I fall.
Jump. Fall. Slam.
Return ever higher. Above the dates.
April 23rd. February 13th.
December 24th.
Above the mistake of talking to you.
Above the tears. Above
the Monster and Red Bull I drowned
myself in. Above the hate I faced.
Jump. Fall. Crash. Pain.
The good kind. The kind I control.
Return to climb as high as I can.
Above my regrets.
Jump. Legs give way,
and my body crumbles.
My body aches. People gather round,
and I gain peace.
At least for the moment.