I keep walking.<\/p>\n
It has been years but I couldn\u2019t tell you the exact span of time.<\/p>\n
I have lost track.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
The landscape changes.<\/p>\n
It remains very much familiar to me with its colors, shapes, and vegetation.<\/p>\n
And yet foreign.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
I keep walking.<\/p>\n
This path I am on will continue until either I reach the edge or my starting point.<\/p>\n
I am unsure which it will be.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
The horizon widens.<\/p>\n
The heavens seem closer now than they were when I began.<\/p>\n
I do not know why.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
The landscape disappears.<\/p>\n
I cannot see the land ahead; it seems to fade into the sky this time.<\/p>\n
This is new.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
I see the end.<\/p>\n
I have discovered the edge of the earth and it is wonderous.<\/p>\n
Terror fills me.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
The vast expanse of sky.<\/p>\n
It turns my fear into awe as I move slowly toward the edge.<\/p>\n
I must see what is below.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
I drop to a crawl.<\/p>\n
I am too afraid to continue walking and being closer to the earth gives me a sense of security.<\/p>\n
My hands curve over the edge.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
I sink to my belly.<\/p>\n
I scoot forward to peer cautiously over despite the vibrations of terror that shoot through me.<\/p>\n
I lay still.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
I cast my eyes downward.<\/p>\n
And I am overwhelmed by the beauty that I see continuing without end both above and below.<\/p>\n
I take a deep breath.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
I exhale.<\/p>\n
Exhilaration fills me and I push my body forward until I am surrounded by blue expanse.<\/p>\n
I am falling.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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