Muddy water swirls;
legs numb in glacial chill
slippery stones, rounded by the
laughing current
caress and bruise my feet
Moments, just moments ago;
standing on the river edge,
Sun warm on my shoulders
grass soft and fragrant below me
The river sang, dancing, glittering in
the sun
Clear and bright,
beckoned me
My way seemed sure and easy
But
One step in
the bottom shifted under my feet,
silken silt drifted up
obscuring the crystal flow.
The current presses me one way;
my heart urges another.
Feet burning cold, struggling to find
purchase
Arms spread wide for balance as I
teeter there
midstream.
The sun still warms my hair,
like scattered gems
the surface sparkles.
Stand still a moment.
Just
Breathe.
In stillness roiling water clears again
Balance regained
One step,
one step
more
Against the insistent flow
to your outstretched hand.
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