I take Your Name

I let myself fall

Stumble, roll and hit the prickly shrubs 

I may bleed a little and it may hurt

And I take your name, 

Stand 

Clinch my eyes as I remove the thorns 

And I take your name 

And brush the dirt on my elbows and knees 

And I take your name 

And gently dab the blood 

That stays still, dry, cracked, stuck in the scratches 

I move on... 

I come to a bridge

And I look at it 

A mighty gush of water hitting the sharp rocks below 

The unsteady rope and wood luring me 

Into what could possibly be another adventure 

Or not?

Waiting - on the other side 

But what if I fall, yet again? 

The heart races as the mind calculates the danger 

The palms sweat as the heart pelts it's warning to me

Then I take your name 

And see you in each heart beat 

I see you waiting for me under 

To hold me when I trip

I see you waiting on the other side 

To hold my hand 

As you lead me 

Onward into my next journey 

And I take your name

With each breath - 

And I take a step forward...