The Only Jump That Counts
Location
The chill from the propeller
Up at jumping altitude
Runs down the body, up my spine
And electrifies the mood
More thoughtful, buzzing turbulence
Than square fields spread below
There’s a glance from her then I send one back
So I’m pretty sure she knows
The life we knew is beneath because
Of our hearts that beat as one
As we pass Cloud Nine we’re interrupted by
That sliding metallic thud
Young passionate love’s most common mistake
Is to fly forever in clouds
But the truth is, to stand the test of time,
There’s only one way down
If this were our first we’d have no fear
But yesterday’s pain distracts
When we scratched and pulled but the chute never filled
And we hit life dead in our tracks
But old lovers are gone, and now it’s just us
Covered in bruises and dreams
No pilot, no guidance, just gravity
To close this distance between
Soon we’ll learn the heat of our spark
When we touch the fields below
Either flicker and die in a cloud of dust
Or ignite and never let go
The light is green, the moment has come
We decide to jump as one
For the climb is chance and falling is fate
But the jump is tandem and fun
So in love and in life, it seems to me,
When the gravity of challenge is clear;
And your heart brings you opportunity
That makes you shiver in fear…
We must stretch out our arms, and curve our back
For in leaps of faith there’s a trick…
Surrender yourself to the thrills of life.
… Now that’s what makes me tick!