Fall In (Evolved Suite)

The original version of Fall In has been published in All of Me Vol. V, courtesy of Shadow Spark Publishing. Featured art is by Brooke Shaden.

Listen to Fall In by Richard Charles Stevens (Evolved Suite)

Listen to Evolved by Chris Mann

the time is now
to fall in love
with that where hope abounds
bleed your truth
and read it out aloud
.
feed the roots with light and air
hereby declared
in kind
stand with a defiant air
of heightened senses primed
leave behind the glaring eyes
of shame unfairly specified
and set aside the pestilence that chairs address as pesticide
feed the roots with light and air
hereby declared
in kind
fall in love
with life again
unite with friends
and testify
prize the eyes
most blessèd of design
prize the eyes
most blessèd of design
.
fall in love
with all the falls preceding vested rise
(rise)
(rise)
(rise)
lend each step to enterprise
extend best leg
and exercise
verify a way of life
less changeable to petrify
resurrect each darkening
and death defy
resurrect each darkening
and death defy
.
weave the shadow
light trace through
braid the plaits
diffracting true
daisy chains
enrapture bloom
when day and night
in time resume
.
fall in love
with both the sun and moon
as each becomes
for deep betwixt
the mystic river runs
.
fall in love
with both the sun and moon
as each becomes
for deep betwixt
the mystic river runs
.
deep betwixt the
deep betwixt the
deep betwixt the
deep betwixt the
deep betwixt
the mystic river runs
.
feed the roots with light and air
hereby declared
in kind
stand with a defiant air
of heightened senses primed
leave behind the glaring eyes
of shame unfairly specified
and set aside the pestilence that chairs address as pesticide
feed the roots with light and air
hereby declared
in kind
fall in love
with life again
unite with friends
and testify
prize the eyes
most blessèd of design
prize the eyes
most blessèd of design
.
fall in love
with the mirror’s reflection
forgive any parting retention
the time is now
to let it out
shed self contempt
drip fed devout
the time is now
to fall in love
with life again
delight no end
the light and air
hereby declared
in kind
.
(the time)
the time is now
to fall in love
with life
with life
with life again
delight no end
delight no end
delight no end
delight no end
the light and air
hereby declared
in kind
stand with a reliant air
and all ten senses primed
find the smile
that only we deny ourselves the right
to fall in love
in time again
with life
to fall in love
in time again
with life
.
fall in love
in time again
with life
(prize the eyes
most blessèd of design)
.