Absentia

I’ve summoned you

Too many times to count

Shaken out bottle after bottle

Finally smashed one to smithereens

Where have you been

Why won’t you answer my calls

Or are my wishes not meant to come true

Are you distracted elsewhere, dear genie o’ mine

I’m running out of faith, hope, and time

Leap of Faith

Once you start there’s no turning back.

Not a glance, or a slight pause, even if in a jiffy,

Even 1/100th of a second’s worth of hesitation

Sends a ripple that tells the Universe, “Maybe not.”

“Maybe, I’m not sure.” “Maybe I’m not ready.”

You have to just take the leap, full-throttle.

Let your heart jump to your throat

And your stomach drop into your feet.

There’s no turning back. There’s only here, now.

Inspired by The Daily Post Daily Word Prompt: jiffy