Risk

Hold yourself back
Keep yourself in check
Abolish emotion
Or risk your neck

You can avoid risk
Live your life on your toes
Running away
As the wind blows

Alone, but safe
Alone, but independent
Alone, but comfortable
Is loneliness worth it?

To run away from risk
Sprint from pain
Avoid overly investing
Yourself in the game

Or is it better

To rest your head
On someone’s chopping board
Trust in their steady hand
Faith in their core

To throw yourself into love
And fly as you fall
Feeling high as the sky
Vulnerable in their thrall