No one

No one said. “Look out”

and so she tumbled down, down, down,

into a world of truth and love

that took her breath away.

And in that silent state she knew

the climb back up from whence she came

the most sad and arduous journey

only the brave can undertake.

But was she brave?  Oh, no, no, no,

she simply was a woman lost

who felt the pull of commitment

to complete what had been started.

And so she took a breath, left the love behind,

and returned to face a world of lies

as a test, I bet,  of her ability

to be a great pretender.

I’m sure you’ll find her there today

amidst the strife and turmoil

of man-made norms and forms

doing what she did before.

She is, of course, like you and me

but she ages like we all must do

until that knowing finally

will become as if a dream –

a forgotten dream

or maybe, just maybe,

almost forgotten.