A Poem From Another Time... From Another Me

 Here's a poem I wrote, what do you think?

I could feel seashells under my feet as I ran.
THUMP-thump, THUMP-thump

Faster – I need to go faster
I said to myself as I could feel a bead of sweat forming on my forehead.
I swung my legs as fast as I could,
The sand flying up behind me
As I ran.

THUMP-thump, THUMP-thump

I was almost to the top of the cliff
I thought smiling
There was the water, it was just in sight
Just out of reach.

THUMP-thump, THUMP-thump

I could smell the salt
And feel the breeze
As those seashells climbed to touch my feet
As I ran.

THUMP-thump, THUMP-thump

There was the edge
One more step
And then a l-e-a-p
I am flying…
And my heart starts to beat harder.

THUMP-thump, THUMP-thump

Then the water embraces me;
But again my head pops up on the surface.
And I am rushed back into reality
I look back up at the cliff and long to do it all over again.

THUMP-thump, THUMP-thump