Life in Limbo

by jade   Apr 11, 2012


I'm in no sky, I'm on no ground
I resonate in space between
Gravity pulls me down,
But not down enough.
Theres no pavement beneath my heavy feet
I cannot rest,
for I am restless
and I must rest less.
am I suspended in air or disbelief
I'm weightless yet,
I feel the way I weigh.
I must weigh. I know I weigh.
weigh my options. ground vs sky.
two possibilities. one direction to choose
but I can't swim in this air for i'm suffocating
im drowning in this idea that im going nowhere
the airs not air here.
im choking on this air.
im choking on my words.
choking choking choking.

i cannot breathe and i cannot fly
for i am floating. not flying.
to fly, i'd need wings
But I have none
I'm falling. falling.. and falling
I can't even reach the ground
so how can i reach a sky?
it must be a game
im nowhere near winning
nor have i lost just yet
im forced to wait
wait for my turn
and when it's my turn
gravity will remember me
it'll recognize the human in me
and bring me down
all the way down
bare feet will meet concrete
I'll finally lose a game that I
never really understood
just how to play.

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  • 12 years ago

    by LadyKnightingham

    I think I'm in limbo too. Things are falling apart

    • 12 years ago

      by jade

      I know what you mean. I wrote this poem a year ago today & although I still often feel this way.. overall, things did get better. I guess we all just have to stick around and see for ourselves that after evey storm will come a rainbow or at least an end to the storm.

  • 12 years ago

    by Xanthe

    Wow. This is beautiful and intense. Great read.
    "and when it's my turn
    gravity will remember me
    it'll recognize the human in me
    and bring me down
    all the way down
    bare feet will meet concrete
    I'll finally lose a game that I
    never really understood
    just how to play."

    Great piece. Keep writing :) 5/5

    -X

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