Violet's Flight Poem by Violet Val

I find myself here again
At the edge of this cliff
Again

I nod to the rocks below
They extend sharply as if to mimic welcoming arms
They beckon a warm encounter

The sun is warm, the sand is white
I proceed to undo the strings
Of the wings that I strapped to myself
With benevolence as a child

Tied so tight

Glancing again at what could be my final resting place

They fall

Unburdened are my shoulders

Looking up at Father Sun
I allow my covering to fall

Embracing the wind I am seduced
In flight
I am freed

Resting now
Cradled deep in the rock
I lay quiet with brown eyes open

I return to Mother Nature
Leaving behind my stain on the sand