- R. Nelly
Before I go to sleep tonight
I have to take a trip to another land
To the most beautiful waterfall
One could ever visit
With water so fluid
And a fall so graceful
With a scent so perfect
And a sound so relaxing
That only Imagination itself could harbor its incredible wonder
Exactly at its apex
I am placed
Feet barely tickling the water
About to fall
Along a trajectory as smooth
As the perfect body of a woman
My soles flirt with destination
With all the peace in the world
Alone for my taking
Thoughts and ideas running as fast as
The water jumping past my feet
Down to meet the best of my imagination
With bluebirds flying above
And young tigers playfully
Wresting in the tall grass to my side
I feel the glimmering water of thought
Enliven the bottom of my soles
…And then fall
Gone as quick as I had it
Down
In beautiful gracefulness
I dare myself to chase it
I wonder what would happen
If…IF…
If, I took the chance
And went down after it
To keep those once-in-a-lifetime possibilities
From falling too far
Too quickly
Away
Could I ever gaze into a land more beautiful?
What would be the point of dreaming
When better is already at its best?
Would the gorgeous water someday slow enough
To show my reflection
So that I could see the Ryne Nelson
That I always knew?
The blinding reflection
Of the young man only the rest of the world can see
But only on the outside
If I could live on forever
By this rushing white waterfall
And stair at the cool water descend
Foot
Upon foot
Upon foot
Under my feet
The cool rush of liquid sliding
Through every curve between my toes
Mist lightly tickling the back of my legs
The sun shining down upon me
What happiness would there be?
As I would be alone with my soul and thoughts
But with no emotion
Before I go to sleep tonight
I have to take a trip to another land
Because I’m a human being!
Forced to cope with what I don’t understand
And to live for what I need to discover
