high

up and up.
higher and higher.
i feel like i'm floating.
like i'm soaring.
like i'm flying.
my wings are strong.
my feathers, soft and smooth.
they glisten and they shine.
like they sparkle in the sun.
i want to leap.
i want to rise above.
the edge is near. just a few steps away.
i toe it.
i can do this.
i am invincible. i am indestructible.
i dive into space.
into nothing.
into air.
for one brief moment i am floating once more.
then i am falling.
tumbling.
i'm plummeting out of the sky.
like a meteor.
one that ends in a bright flash of light.
my wings are dingy. my feathers tarnished.
then they are no more.
and neither am i.