Fear of Landing

Jo O'Brien
Author: Jo O'Briencommunity ambassador
Word Count: 78
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Fear of Landing

I used to have a fear falling
I’d awake terrified and trembling
My heart would race.

But then I grew up
And I realised
Falling can not hurt me

Now I throw myself from the ledge
Tumble downwards
Faster
My stomach aflutter
And the thrill rolls through me.

My only fear now is landing
And what kind of mess I will find myself in
Splattered on the ground
Or if someone will catch me

Ready
Set
Jump

  • MissKristy

    MissKristy

    opens arms ready to catch

    fly freeee Jojo ;)

  • Tom Broderick IPA

    Tom Broderick IPA

    your writing made me laugh as i hate to fly in airplanes. tom

  • Andrew Walker

    Andrew Walker

    it’s easy Jo, just jump when gravity is looking the other way. no problem

  • Lisa  Jewell

    Lisa Jewell

    I really like this Jo…..

    You’ll be caught :))))

  • Paul Vanzella

    Paul Vanzellafounder

    ...you never cease to amaze Jo! (with your words and pictures)

  • Mark German

    Mark Germancommunity host

    The good thing, Jo, is the landing only takes a brief moment, while the enjoyment of falling lasts a whole lot longer :)

  • Danny

    Danny

    It’s all relative
    depending on the height
    the speed of the plunge downward
    and the size of the crowd gathering to watch
    And most importantly
    The crowd’s reaction

  • Suzanne German

    Suzanne German

    Hey Jo! feel the fear and do it anyway…sounds great!....

  • Adrian Carmody

    Adrian Carmody

    Flying is the art of throwing yourself at the ground, and missing

    I hope you have lots of wonderul misses.

  • ozjami

    ozjami

    Very well written,thinking of going bungy jumping? lol !!!

  • ladyb

    ladyb

    Beautifully written.

    I just woke from a nightmare of falling, your words resound. x

  • natapee

    natapee

    this is fantastic.

  • sunsette15

    sunsette15

    I have dreams like that..Great poem and I ama friend of Ally’s

  • bloorain

    bloorain

    ha! for me it’s the exact opposite :)

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