The Only Way to Fly

Tell me again 

Why of course can't I fly?

I was born to believe 

The universe is mine.

"Try for the sky,

Reach for the stars.

These lessons are expressing

The essence of who you are."

Tho' given so long ago

Do these words no longer hold?

As the years have flown

Fears sown have grown

Yet my heart still beats dreams 

These hands have never owned.

Night after day 

Through fight and fray

Gravity grabs at me

Limits laugh at me.

Before this is over

and all goes under

I wish to dance 

upon the clouds 

and to the thunder.

But how can I feel

anything but down

struggling to get up

up off the ground?

Tho' I stretch these

<wings> 

the one and only 

thing

taking off is my

dream.

One thing was done

another spoken

and now my <wings>

seem to be broken. 

I need a light

to spark this

darkness 

lest I succumb 

and become some

carcass.

A ray

A beam

even a glimmer 

helps me cope

with hope

gone dimmer.

Suddenly

something happens

to me.

Lightning bolt and

strike!

I feel the jolt.

Will I bolt?

No.

I will use the Light

for flight.

©️ matt decker