Jump

I find myself on the edge 
Of a deep and mysterious ravine 
That cuts its way through the earth 
Filled with shadows and shapes unseen 

And I staring down 
As this chasm before me lies 
Search for a way to cross 
But none meets my eyes 

Around I turn to retrace my path 
And to my terror find 
The path impassable myself unable 
To return to what I left behind 

Again to the rift my eyes 
Shift and deeply gaze 
Upon the sundry shadows vainly trying 
To pierce that awful haze 

Alone I stand high up 
On this deadly precipice 
Behind me are untraceable paths 
Before me, the abyss 

Uncertain hesitant still 
I face a seeming suicide 
Yet knowing my path lies forward 
I must reach the other side 

No steps backward 
And fewer through the ravine 
Yet I find myself pressed onward 
By Someone unseen 

But oh the shadows! 
"Fear not" says the Voice 
And on the ledge I realize 
I have but one choice 

To jump 
And with a prayer 
I leave my ledge behind 
And leap into the air 

I fall, but wait 
Can falling be so free? 
I fly 
And the Voice speaks to me 

"You need not fear I shall 
Protect you when you land 
Fear not precious child 
I hold you in my hand" 

And where we shall go 
I know not but I know this 
He carried me in safety 
Across the dread abyss 

I shall not fall 
I'll safely land 
For He holds me close 
I'm in His hand


Originally published April 12, 2009