Careful Explorer

Do you ever feel that nudge

Telling you not to be so close to the edge

Because what if you fell in

And no one saw

What would become of you then?

But every once in a while

When no one is looking

And when the air hits just right

You walk along the edge

Quickly and gracefully

Usually, you are never this careful

And aware, on level ground

Then you take a deep breath

And conspire with the mountain air

that reminds you of the fact that

you are always in awe of what’s new

never of what’s already there

so I’m glad that I walked close to the edge

felt my center of gravity shift sometimes

and saw what’s new sometimes

as much as I would love to be lost at sea

I now know that I am the type to need

some land and some peace

Here’s to wandering away cautiously