Where Poem by James Casey

Where

I stood there pondering before I made the final lunge
I leapt from the rooftop after deciding to make the plunge
The crowd quickly growing larger as I listened to their cries
Twenty two floors down I fell, my life passing before my eyes
I wondered what I'd feel like once my body did hit the ground
Would my soul travel to heaven or be sent hell bound
I jumped because I wanted you and couldn't see you anymore
I never could get past the night you rejected me and my heart tore
As my world around me grew dark and silence surrounded me
I felt a presence close to me and I quickly began to plea
Please let me see her once again, I need to tell her goodbye
Was anyone there, I could only hope still I had to try
I begged for one last kiss but alas it was not meant to be
I lie in this cavern of darkness alone it was just me
There was this agonizing buzzing sound, now in my left ear
I awoke from that dream thinking where do I go from here

Jim 1961