Man, It's a Long Way Down

Hello Hello Hello? Echo Echo Echo???

There I stand, toes on the ledge, teetering at the canyon Uncertainty. I'm shivering with raw emotion while reaching out to opportunities still a blur.

I take in it's vastness. And with a breath of determination, as old in spirit as the winds themselves, I can taste it. I exhale it back, for serenity is tart on the sweetened bud, only to choke on it's returning gust.

I call to excitement as I am nervous; for at thirty nine I'm allowed to be. I'm also scared; scared as the father of two should be. And I'm ashamed; ashamed as only a husband can be.

I want to jump. What lay beneath the shallow cloud?