Only one life.

Fall Free

Don’t close your eyes, open them wide

From pain and danger do not hide

Embrace the wind, unrestrain its flow

Into the deep, fall free below

 

I won’t cut you loose though it’s your plea

Until you trust to jump, you can’t really know Me

I am the Cord that holds you tight

As you bungee drop into the night

The depths to which unknown to all

Bursting pain withheld till fall

 

It’s not up there, it’s down so low

The special thing I want to show

There is a treasure that lies so deep

Within the earth beneath your feet

I command it now to open wide

I ask you to let yourself go and slide

Make the step, throw your arms wide open

Fall free at last of painful emotion

 

The pain is part of the need to release

And from disguising end and cease

With blinding tears you liberate that

Which was only yours to let go and give back

Each jump is new and its end forebode

In that toss of will into the Maker’s own

When your soul is weak and your body sapped

I’m a bed to catch you My love, fall free

Discover then your mercy-net is Me

 

When your chest is hot and your mind delirious

Bungee drop until you cannot feel it

I am the Rock, cling to Me

I am the bed that breaks the deep

Descend to Me and rebound alive

I’ll take you low I’ll blow you high

 

I’ll let you fall to set you free

I’ll let you cry to comfort thee

I’ll let you hurt to spill My elixir

I’ll let you break to come and fix you

I’ll anchor you for a thousand falls

And I’ll resurrect you in final rebound

 

Where can I go where You’re not there

Though I am stained Your love’s unfair

If I ascend to heaven and dance with You

Make my bed in hell, I lay on You

Don’t cut the cord don’t ease my pain

You’re worth it Lord You are my gain

I will not give if I cannot spend

I will not live if I cannot love again

I will not fear the plummet nigh

I’ll jump again

I’ll never die

June 9th, 2006 at 12:33 am


5 Responses to “Fall Free”

  1. Woozers Says:

    Sooo beautiful! I almost cried when you read it today. Thank you for posting it! XoXo

  2. Doe Says:

    Claire, I want you to know that this morning I almost started crying when
    you read it to us. It’s exactly what I would say if I still wrote poetry and if I
    could do it as good as you did.

    Nothing like words from the heart.
    I felt it, I love to feel!

    I I’m contemplating putting some sort of tune to that and tormenting you by singing it as a song….heh heh…just a thought …don’t tell anyone. I probably won’t as I wouldn’t want to desecrate your beautiful poem with something funky I would do …but hey…maybe some skilled musician/singer will see this and get a grand idea and bring it to fruition.

    Anyways I love the poem but most of all I love you and Jesus in you. He shines so bright when you are near. HURAH!!!!
    I look forward to spending some quality time with you!!! I love you!! Always know that.

    Doe

  3. Ours Truly Says:

    i would love it if you would sing it. x

  4. Ruthie Says:

    I missed your reading of this in devotions. Sniff…but I read it here. I like it. It describes the feelings of alot of us right now, atleast me. I love you!

    And I’ll remember to spit.

  5. Ours Truly Says:

    Thank Jesus.

    Oh, and thanks Ruthie. Don’t forget to aim for their eye ;-)

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