Flashed Before My Eyes

Today I wanted to write

of the wonders in my world…

ancient trees standing tall,

leaves singing,

an orchestra.

The river dancing against

rocks,

creating melodies

of zen.

I even wanted to write of

the way I feel inside,

but the only word

that would emerge

after today was

love.

Sometimes that’s how I get through

moments I could never expect,

moments that turn a beautiful day

into one of gasping for air.

In an instant all could change,

seems to come from out of nowhere,

seems like another narrative altogether.

How crazy is it that a beautiful day

can turn gray in just an instance –

wishing I could simply

turn back time,

for even just a second.

It reminds me how fast

everything can change,

a flash,

my life before my eyes,

a slip and it could be all over.

Such fragile lives

are at stake,

yet we live on and

push our boundaries

even further.

-Today I almost fell from a cliff.