Risk

I fell.
Into an abyss,
That loomed infinitely before my eyes.
My vision was clouded.
My mind intoxicated.
Then I landed feet first.
On quicksand.
Panic strangulated me.
I struggled to lift myself onto higher ground.
I succeeded.
Then I saw a brightness.
I thought it was my way out.
So I pursued it.
I held back when I saw what it was—
A layer of smoldering coals.
It lured me.
I had to succumb.
My feet made contact with the blazing embers.
A sultry vapor engulfed me, consumed me.
I opened myself up to the risk.
My body took on an influence of its own.
I was mystified, vulnerable.
Yet, I felt stimulation, rather than pain.
I saw you standing just a few feet away.
You held out your hand to touch me.
Gradually we came together.
In poignant ecstasy.
Our bodies locked.
The heat subsided.
Slowly we were raised up.
A cool breeze enclosed around us.
As we reached the pinnacle of Love.

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