Jump

She'd jumped before
Without a parachute
On her back to save her
He said he'd catch her
Pretty boys lie
He stood and watched her plummet to the ground
Laughing as she lay broken in a mess of blood and tears.
She slowly healed
Her friends by her side
Fixed her broken soul with bandages of love and care
She vowed never to jump again.
Never would she trust
Someone to save her
To stop her hitting the hard cold earth.
Until
He came along
He with the schoolboy grin and the freckle on his right ear
I'll catch you
The boy promised
But she was too afraid
She couldn't afford to be broken again
Weeks passed and still he was there
By her side
Promising to catch her.
She jumped.
Jumped into the clear blue sky
Air all around her
Waiting for the impact of the cruel ground
Where she had laid broken in a time not so long ago.
It did not come.
Instead
She came to rest in warm open arms
She opened her eyes
Looking up into his, she saw the schoolboy grin
She smiled
And whispered
"You caught me."