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2010.02.12 08:10:43

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Steps → Side-step

One of my greatest passions at this point in my life is writing.  Mostly I just write poetry, but I've always enjoyed writing ever since I can remember.  At 5 and 6 years old I remember creating little books about animals and from there my writing expanded.  Now I only exclusively write poetry.  I've published my own book that is available to purchase here.  I'm really proud of all the work I've done and I hope to continue my hobby and maybe even down the line make it my living.

In some of my blog posts, I'd like to share a poem or two that I've written.  The poem in this blog is called Side-step and it's my most recent work.  It's about taking chances.  Hope you enjoy!!

Side-Step

She waited until she knew, when the cracks

on the rope bridge no longer scared her, each foot

taking a cautious side-step to the next block of wood.

Then, it seemed like a trial, the grip always a bit slippery,

the timing and the cadence of each word, unsure,

misguided by a lawyers modest interpretation.

Then, falling seemed out of the frame.

Each still image predictable and conducted as

clouds dictating rain. She was

only a bystander, an admirer of the water’s edge,

the foam lapping at her converse, but remaining

far enough away in case of a passing flood.

So she takes a breath, lets the shade collapse,

as she makes her way over the

watery depths. Superstitious, so

she crosses her middle over her index in ritual.

Leap like a tiger, so sufficient, so secure, to the

opposite bank, the side where grass grows anew.

faith breisblatt | poetry