The Cost Of One Fall

By Khushee Joshi

The shadows

That burden us,

Holding us down

For eternity,

Is that the cost of one fall?

The mistakes we make,

Define our future,

A slip, a fault

One bad move

And we are judged by all

Now I see

Why people long to be,

A child at ease

For when they trip,

Are not mocked for their fall

I wish I could

Escape it altogether

So every time I spoke,

I would not question

If it was worth losing it all?

By Khushee Joshi