Trying to feel,
Stiff with fear,
Momentarily suspended.
Digits twitch,
Fight against knuckles,
Struggle for sensation.
Fingertips fan outward-
Unsteady in deliberation-
hitching slightly beyond safety.
Her wrist twists over slowly,
Lifting the palm toward blue skies,
Flipping past rigidity into the unknown.
It lingers there for a brief moment
Floundering in gusty winds,
Panicking at the lack of response.
But he doesn't disappoint.
The contact defies her uncertainty-
Prevents the impending free fall.
The openness still intimidates
But his grasp fortifies her heart,
Securing their flight toward love.