Jennifer Wood Poetry

On the brink of a ledge,
I close my eyes tightly as I feel the tears repel down.
They touch my lip and for a moment,
I taste the salty remorse in my heart.
I want to give you everything I have to give.
Although, you shun it as though it is unwelcome.

You ask why I hurt?
It’s because I care so deeply.
I can feel my heart fracture with each passing second.
It splits with each word as it escapes your lips.

Pick up the ringing in your head.
It is not a literal answer.
I want you to be there when I reach out to you.

Please want me.
Please care for me.
Please know how much I care for you.

You have become my heart and I cherish it for the sparks I feel deep down.

You give me sanity in chaos.
You give me love in your tears.
You give me gratification with your words.

You surrender your soul to me, so I can surrender mine in return.

Do not let me be on the brink of this ledge any longer.
Nothing below to welcome me but the rocks and air I plummet through.

Catch me, but you can’t.
Save me, but it is too late.

Once I jump it will be all too late.
Grab my hand and pull me back from meeting my certain demise.

In the end, that is what I have wanted all along.

I want you to hold me tightly.
Pull me back and greet my wet eyes with a smile.
Because you know I am supposed to remain by your side.

Let me be that spirit which is so inexplicably linked with yours.
I crave to be that spirit.
So let me.

Poet: Jennifer Wood