A Slender Thread

I yearned for this moment of existence,
and know what happens next;
I felt it there already:
falling... into void.. the distant darkness...
but I know so well that I must try
and though the safety net lies frayed and tattered trust --

so catch me -- catch and hold me here;
blind my heart, my self, my fear
or this will be my last.

we wore our hope -- although it was a slender thread
affixed to nothing
and worry weighed us.