The Act of Falling

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I don't want to feel okay,
But for once, I can't complain.
Everyday I'm changing,
And I can't stop. It's scaring me.
If time keeps moving ahead of me,
Then I'm going to fall.
But it's not the landing, it's the falling down
That's comforting.

If time is linear, then I am terrified
Of the outcomes that there’ll be only one
There’ll be only one
But we are not singularities
I do not believe in beginnings and ends
I believe in circles,
I believe time is a being whose limbs
We can constantly kiss again and again
Constantly kiss again and again
I am not human
I am a fountain, a reservoir of water
So color me malleable with the moon
Claim me both flow and crash
I want to be a waterfall
Because falling is the most beautiful act you can do
And no one ever flies to
They just fly away
And no one ever flies to
They just fly away
And no one ever flies to
They just fly away
And if all flight is freedom,
Then all lovers must be slaves
I guess.

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from "This is what you learned.", released June 24, 2014

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