Eyes closed. Slow, deep, intake of air. The essence of calm and bliss seeps into every muscle, bone, and marrow. Without effort the corners of my mouth turn up towards the soft sweeping sky showered in promises and lovers. Eyes open. My chin tilts toward a heaven made for you and me. A laugh bursts from my lips and I take a quick look around. No one notices. My hands shoot to my sides and then to the top of my head, I can’t contain the joy bubbling in my core. I want to run and laugh some more. So full of delight I become one with the very existence going on around me, I’m sure to be invisible. Lift onto my toes I gaze at the ground so far below. You can’t bring me down. I’m gone. Caught off guard by a sudden breeze, my heart jumps. But it’s all right. A brief chill and I gaze to the fumbling greens at my back. I had so often thought those climbs would never end. Up and down, up, then down again. I look back and yet, here I am. No place I’d rather be than filled with elation and escaping gravity. Eyes closed. Slow, deep, intake of air. The essence of calm and bliss seeps into every muscle, bone, and marrow. Without effort the corners of my mouth turn up towards the soft sweeping sky showered in promises and lovers. Eyes open. My chin tilts toward a heaven made for you and me. A laugh bursts from my lips as I fall to the ground. No one notices.
