Reunited

The rocky cliff edge perilously beckons the jumper….
Murmuring seductively  …‘Over me’  ‘over me!’
Oceans roar below, muted by the silence of intent.
One step….one small step….then
soaring,
like a fallen feather fluttering to its demise.
A sudden updraught lifting spirits momentarily-
then released –with no hesitation, no compassion.
Still  silently plummeting, like a stone hurtling  down a disused well
where infinity benumbs  the echoing  scream of eternity.
Buffeted by the blusterous breeze stinging eyes once tear filled,
but now sponge dry, blank and seeking closure.
Alone… flying through the elements …seconds like hours
momentum maximum, ground closer
Begging sliently for forgiveness but remembering instead ,
 the  children’s faces,  so loved,  so missed,  so missed….
 Imprinting that image as solace for whatever awaits.
Arms outstretched- open to deliverance….a planned embrace.
No regrets, no indecision, no fear,
just another point in time….. until it’s over… and  the reunion complete