The view

 


You failed, did you?
What is it, a job lost, wife left you?
Oh, you can’t show your face in public, and the kids don’t need
a father like you?

Drinks, or worse, your life is ruined…
Too much pain trapped in one life, and here’s an exit
off this ledge.
No one needs you, that’s what you see.

But – here is what I see.
You need you.
And here is all the space to be there
for yourself.

This space is all yours, take it.
There is a long conversation waiting
between you and yourself, about what
you truly want.

No one else is expecting anything from you –
all your time is yours alone. Well done,
you have achieved freedom.
Spend it wisely.

Now, see how far it is from this ledge to the ground? It’s not as much
space as you first thought, nor does it grant
freedom, only oblivion.

The ledge will still be here tomorrow. You can
come sit here every day, but that won’t change
the fact that oblivion will keep.







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