It was my brother who told me vertigo is nothing but the urge to let yourself go,
as rapidly quieted as it was considered by your senses to be a reasonably good idea.
Truth is not everyone needs a rooftop, open window or suspended bridge.

Sometimes a hanging 

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                                      is all it takes. 

Vertigo rushes up your spine, in a moment of hesitation, and implants the 'what if' in your head. Be assured your will lose your footing. Be assured you will slide.

Is it true people die before they hit the concrete? I've seen so many people drown in a puddle of their own self-doubt. 

I am sure some others, those who do not frantically hold on to whatever lifeline they may grasp,  learn how to take the hit.

Me? I am almost certain I'll get away with it, because it was me in the first place who put that foot out in the air, followed a moment after by its brother.

I like the fall. After the plunge, I'll bubble my way up again, so much the wiser.

-The Grass Parakeet