Give Her Time

Interlude

I should jump.

Because love is the distance between the ledge and the drop,

the moment when fear whispers don’t

but something deeper whispers trust.

Love is the reason we hope for tomorrow,

why we explore the wilderness unknown,

why no road is final, only another beginning in disguise.

Love is the cliffs of Yosemite,

giant domes breathing till death,

waterfalls that never ask if they should fall—

they just do.

Love is life because without it,

we’re just standing at the edge,

watching the world move on without us,

wondering what it would feel like to let go.

—love is life by Lily Parker