Leap
Based on a true event with one of my best friend’s who passed away, Frances
we stood on the diving board, restless. I could feel our feet dancing, pitter-pattering, sloshing wet, dirty and scraping against the board’s itchy, scratchy material.
“You do it,” she says.
“No; you do it,” I say.
We laugh.
I’m too scared, I won’t admit it. It looks too high and the water too low. People were waiting.
Suddenly, I hear her tumbling out, her feet flying out in front of me.
I get the nerve, I jump immediately after her.
The weightlessness of jumping off such a height, so exhilarating, it was like time stopped.
We share a smile.
Whew!
About the Creator
Melissa Ingoldsby
I am a published author on Patheos.
I am Bexley is published by Resurgence Novels here.
The Half Paper Moon is available on Golden Storyline Books for Kindle.
My novella Carnivorous is to be published by Eukalypto soon! Coming soon
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Comments (2)
It really does look higher from up on top. And I never could breathe while falling.
Beautiful poem , spread are wings and take a leap of faith , great message 🥰