Jump
You stretched out your hands to me
And I jumped so high to reach them.
�I jumped so high. I really tried.
Though I missed the first time,
You didn't pull away.
You leaned a little closer
And I jumped so high to reach you.
�I jumped so high. I really tried.
Though I missed a second time,
Still you stood there,
Arms outstretched,
Like a mother to her child.
You reached out to cradle me,
But I couldn't grasp your hands.
�I jumped so high. I really tried.
I missed again.
I couldn't bear to miss once more.
In a ball upon the floor,
I wrap my arms around me,
Wishing they belonged to you.
Can't you bend down to reach me?
Don't leave me here upon the floor.
�I jumped so high to reach you.
You were always just beyond
My fingertips.
Is there a method to your madness?
Sweet angel, forget about your halo
Falling from your head.
I'll catch it if I must.
�I jumped so high to reach it.
This time I didn't miss.
I wear your halo as my crown.
You want it back, you say?
Sweet angel,
There's a method to MY madness.
I have absolution.
Now it's your turn
To be the one who jumps.
Michelle Elizabeth Bernard
�4-19-99