What If . .

What if it breaks me?

What if I’m not strong enough to hold it, to hold me?

What if I leap and the ground forgets to catch me?

What if the ache never leaves?

What if the door never opens?

What if the softness i’m learning is just another way to bleed?

What if they see too much?

What if I say too little?

What if this is it?

What if this isn’t?

What if the dream costs me more than the cage?

What if I want it, but don’t know how to survive it?

What if i try,

and i’m still not chosen?

What if the fear is louder than the fire?

What if I’m the one who keeps closing the door?

What if I don’t ask because I don’t believe I can receive?

What if I say yes,

and it saves me?