Break through the clouds,
like a shaft of light
coming down.
We all reach a place,
up high,
where our engines fail.
It’s okay
to try to touch the stars.
There was always
something airborne
in your heart,
but everything that gets high
must return to earth
eventually.
There’s no such thing
as a graceful landing
for those of us
who come in hot.
Meteoric rise,
cataclysmic fall.
Some of us live
to make an impact.
I see you now,
deciding where
you’re going to crater out.
You know,
every time you touch down
doesn’t have to be
catastrophe.
The trick is
to come down,
and walk away.
Sure,
you might hit hard,
and tumble down,
but that’s okay.
Falling stars
don’t always reach the ground,
but you’re going to make it.
DJR – 2023
