Freefall

Should you visit the cloud-filled
Grand Canyon, perhaps
one day in late September,
you might have a look
at the threatening sky
that heralds winter.

Now view the billowing
masses that boil upward
overflowing the abyss’ rim;
something about it
makes you think
it is the sky’s
inverted cloud base,
your heaven’s carpet--

Tempted?
Stepping off the ledge
would lead to a perceived
heavenward freefall,
a shortcut to the meeting
with your maker.

I know the mesmerizing Canyon;
therefore, I say: keep those
of weak mind on the leash.