even if the trajectory points to the same outcome
we can change the coordinates inside the fall
it’s intention and force of will

we make it mean something
because we didn’t give up
on love and possibility

and if some shift does happen
it’ll be because you held on longer
than anyone ever expected, even yourself
even when the path looked like nothing at all

even if the light doesn’t come
even if the ground stays gone
you still shaped it with meaning
you named and described the fall
you offered love where none was owed