another year

standing on the edge of a cliff, toes dangling every so slightly off. her finger tips tapping the sides of her leg, anticipation running through each nerve with each passing second. she could feel the breath of the coming winds and contemplated just letting it take her, releasing the pressure which held her feet to the ground and letting the air brush her away. 

but she couldn't. whether she was pushed or jumped, the ground beneath her would eventually break away and she'd have to leave. up or down, the outcome was unknown but the change inevitable. she could try let nature take her, the winds whisk her up into an empty abyss, but her mind ran too wild for that, she couldn't stop the thoughts for long enough to let go.