In a Second
James Freeman after a poem by Thomas Rupp
In a second my world turns around
As my feet are lifted off the ground
No longer do I lift my wing
Now it lifts me, a different thing
I hang in it, so you suppose
But it feels more like it somehow grows
Out of my body and my mind
Earthbound thoughts all left behind
Mountains, rivers, clouds I see
A whole new world calls to me
Feel like a bird, free of weight
Breathing sky and feeling great
Well laws of physics control me
Newton’s apple and gravity
Pulling down with constant force
Time to land, there’s no remorse
Another turn, then final glide
Flare out, touch down, satisfied
Across the ground with constant smile
My relaxed glow will last a while
But all these words, I say to you
Can not explain, unless you to
Take the plunge and leave the ground
Flying free, without a sound