On the edge of Rocky Point
Laughing wildly into the wind
Letting it messy itself in my hair
My nightgown, blowing around violently
Below me, the torrential waves thrashing about
I had the sudden urge to throw myself at the mercy of the tides
To feel what it was like to fight for something
And in the second before I was to jump
Something caught my eye
Blinking and flickering
Like a candle in the wind
But not so menacingly
I had forgotten the old lighthouse on the cliffs
How it would flash intermittent sparks across the blemished night
Warning the innocent ships of their oncoming doom
And I realized that I was the same innocent ship
Stranded in the furious waves
Weighted down by the pull of the moon upon me
Suddenly the slippery pebbles underfoot gave way
And I felt myself soaring through the heavens
And even though I knew I would hit the frigid water below
And quite possibly abandon all hope for survival
I smiled
And for the perfect moment
I was free