[via the poetry of -xtessa-]

Leap of faith

i loathe
that i don't play.
the game is waiting for me
and i sit
by the sidelines
waiting for someone else
to play
and wonder
why i never win.

the Spotlight seeks me
i hide under the rafters
i am the unheralded champion
long-forgotten
and paralyzed.

Everyone is waiting for me.

I dive. And surface alive