Chase the Wind

Chase the wind,
Chase him if you dare,
But, take care child,
To not fall from the heights
You feel when
He surrounds you-
A drop from that high will
Leave you
Crawling and
Weighed down by Life's
New found cares. They aren't new,
They've been there all along,
But you were
Distracted by the
Wind's song.
Chase the wind,
Chase him if you dare- just
Remember that when he's gone
Each move you make
Will feel eternally long and
Instead of flying, you will feel as though
You are dying while
Dreaming of flying.
Child,
You weren't meant to fly-
To fly with the wind
Isn't flying, it's
Lying, but
You choose to
Live the lie because
You feel alive when
He brushes your cheek. And so,
You give in
To the wind and
He carries you along
For a time as you
Frantically grasp to the
Nothing that supports you-
This time more aware
Of the Fall you know
Will come
And still you hold on
And the wind surrounds you
And his force fills you-
It alarms you.
He's pulling you and
Pushing you in
Too many directions to count,
And it's always your fault that
You can't get the steps right, but
Child,
There is no way to
Master his dance,
It's all based on nothing more
Than calculated chance.
He whips your soul and is in
Complete control-
Control that you gave him
When you gave in to him-
He tears at your
Heart and
Exposes your fears and
Carries you over the
Ledge where you fall into the
Place where Time doesn't exist and
There
is Where
He leaves you
Until he decides to come again.
Child, it's because
He's the wind
And will not be contained-
No matter how much you love him,
You cannot capture the wind. So,
Chase the wind,
Chase him if you dare,
Only be sure to
Take care.

Copyright Other Mother