What to do, What to do

I was left standing
betwixt a feeling and a truth
between the yearning and the fact
                    is a crack

I, teetering in the middle
of both sides of the canyon
I wanted to jump and
                    bridge the gap

can’t do it, can’t do it
can't cross, can't cross
to either side
                   stuck in limbo

can't make the jump
afraid everything will crash and burn
crash and burn, crash and burn
                    dammit to hell and back

don't look down, nothing to see
pick the best spot to jump
leap into the air toward the right side
                    which is right, which is right

amid the falsehoods and the true
amid the true and the less perfect
amid the aura and the action
amid the longing and the need
                    do it, do it, do it, just do it

©April 29, 2017 / Jerry Pat Bolton