the leap

Lara Giulia

by Lara Giulia

Story

do what gives you gut-wrenching anxiety

what you are scared of most

that makes you feel as if you’d pass out


the lump in your throat 

the cold sweat

the hollow of your stomach

the shaking hands


because eventually what makes you feel all that are things worth leaping for

leap for it – jump even – because there is a “maybe this will work out” right in front of you


you cannot pray to catch the train and then not make a run for it


things worth having don’t come easy


the lump in your throat 

the cold sweat

the hollow of your stomach

the shaking hands


reminders that this life is real, that the risk is real, that the reward could be real


would you be scared if you didn’t want it in the first place?


would you even feel

the lump in your throat 

the cold sweat

the hollow of your stomach

the shaking hands


if it wouldn’t be worth leaping for

© Lara Giulia 2023-08-28

Genres
Novels & Stories
Moods
Herausfordernd, Emotional, Reflektierend, Inspiring