Falling

I saw something the other day

It was about fear

Someone wrote about their greatest fear

They were afraid of falling

Not from a great height

But out of love

The idea that love could become hate

terrified them

But later on

They replied to themselves

They were no longer afraid

Because when you fall out of love

You can be pulled back in

And I thought it was very poetic

Until I thought about fear

I'm afraid of many things

Heights

Spiders

Oceans

Darkness

But most of all

I'm afraid of falling

Not out of love

Because when you fall out of love

You can be pulled back in

I fear falling from friendship

Falling from grace in the eyes of those you care about

Falling from the right path

Because when you fall from these places

It's much harder to be pulled back

It's easier to forget past friendships

Easier to pretend you don't remember what you've done to those you care about

Easier to keep doing the wrong thing

So if I have to fall

I want to fall out of love

Because when you fall out of love

You can be pulled back in