i am safe - alone

there is no option to hide anymore
i am approaching the edge

...

life
or
death

blank pages everywhere
yet i don't write

solitude and time
yet i don't move

friends and family
yet i don't talk

i am dying
attempting to live

i am death
of fear, concern, worries

i have hidden
i do hide
i hide

i am small
i crawl

i wade
i wait
i am waiting

on me
small, hidden me
crawling, scared me
fearful, tired me

...

      saw my crow
the bird
         on the edge of a light pole

it waited
it sang
it looked

it waited
then jumped

it flew

a w a y
to life
to live
to see
to breathe
to move
to create
to sing
to claim space

i am on the edge
i am the edge
the edge
i seek
i've waited for

i jump.

...