The Edge

As I walk back to the edge
I remember what it was like there
hanging there by only finger tips
I look down and I see those things
the ones that were pulling me down
I see the weights and the pains
I see those terrible memories
they are still there
just over the edge
2 steps from where I am today
but now I can look at them
without experiencing them
I can remember events
without feeling the pain
I remember what happened
I can recall every detail
I know the pain I felt
but I do not now feel that pain
I remember that it made me scared
but I know now
that I no longer have to be afraid
I know that those things
cannot hurt me anymore
so now I can walk up to the edge
and look down into ravine
without fear
I know I will not fall
before I felt like I was scaling a wall
with no ropes, no net
no fence to keep me away
Now I am secure
I climbed out of this pit
and I am returning
this time with the ropes
and fences
and nets I need
to help others hanging from the ledge
to pull others back in
catch them as they fall
and prevent even more
from getting this far
Together we can beat this
I cannot do this alone
none of us can
but together We Can.

Amy