Are birds afraid to fall, <br />As they hop from limb to limb? <br />When the water's rise to tall <br />Are the fish afraid to swim? <br /> <br />Do the trees refuse to bend <br />Or the beast, refuse to eat <br />In the rush of winters wind <br />Or when summers grass is sweet? <br /> <br />Do the minutes refuse to blend <br />With the rush of passing time? <br />Does the edge of heaven end <br />Or do stars no longer shine? <br /> <br />You can't expect a man to walk, <br />Towards the devil with burning chains. <br />Or ask that he should never talk <br />To the woman who salves his pains. <br /> <br />Yet you expect that this man, <br />Will turn and walk away, <br />When everything that I am, <br />Tells me that I should stay?<br /><br />Cordell Rich<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/are-birds-afraid-to-fall/
