why not Leap?

Day before the day
of my birth
what's my worth?
too much girth
so much weight
of responsibility and impossibility
too much waiting
and wondering and weighing
the ounces and options
but no real impetus
to make a move
discover a deeper Groove
Dance to a more primal Rhythm
just marking time
with the same sense of Rhyme
a groove becomes a rut
the open doors
will soon be shut
so why do i hesitate
to step off the ledge
of security
and into the Air
of Possibility?
where might i land
or will i land at all?
maybe the Leap of faith
is taken in order
to Fly
even just for a few moments
why can't i muster
up the courage
to try
to give and forgive
to trust and to Live?
i can find
so many excuses
the Wind that gusters
is too strong
and batters at my blisters
still painful and raw
a day that blusters
is not the safe
Way to walk
on the Wind
(when actually it's as close
to ideal as possible)
the Real possibilities
exist in that Realm
beyond control
so why not Leap
out of a comfortable sleep
and step into the Dance
and Fly?
with Love that is stronger
than all that leads us
to die
what do i have to lose?
why not choose Life
in all its fullness?
throw caution to the Wind
and let it lift you
into the Air
of the unknown
unsheltering
Sky?

(Semi-stream of consciousness, early morning, Saturday, 8 Feb 2020...shared as closing to my message at Moreland Presbyterian Church, Portland, OR on Sunday, 9 Feb 2020)