does it hurt

the way you keep falling down

like that?

i’d imagine your knees and elbows

take quite the beating from

all that fucking falling down.

now, when you take that tumble,

do you throw your hands out?

do you reach up,

fingers flailing to catch

the railing on the stairs?

i don’t think you do.

call me crazy, but i think

you like the feeling of falling.

why else would you do it so often?

you found the ground

in your palms and cheeks

and it felt good.

didn’t it?

i’m no astronaut, but i think that

gravity has a pretty good sense of humor.

it’s almost magic, the pranks it plays.

it’s a lot like love,

wouldn’t you say?

the way it pulls you down

through time and space,

only to smack you upside the head and

leave you smartin’ something wicked.

yeah,

i fall down sometimes, too.

for what it’s worth,

i like that falling feeling.