ready to jump

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i was at the edge of a cliff,
ready to jump
i looked to you,
hoping you'd try to stop me.
you looked at me
and sighed
because you were tired
of trying to help me.
by the time you took
a single step forward,
i was already
plummeting
towards the ground.

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