Running, running, running
A little trail of darkness
Reaches out from the forest
That gloomy, thorn-filled maze
Failed to claim my life
The shadows stretch the hand of death
Failing, not reaching, the blackness
cannot survive the light
Running, running, running
Ear to ear I grin
Tailwind blows steady
Sunshine, green grass, a cloudless,
doubtless sky
Downhill
Exhilarating force propels me forward
Energy, power, hope, faith, love
Running, running, running
Downhill
The path ends with a cliff
Open ocean, cloudless, doubtless sky
Wind against my back
Picking up speed
Running, running, running
Empty space ahead
A chasm unmeasureable
Preparing for the floor to drop
Grass disappears into a stony cliff
Just before the end, waves of energy
course through my legs
Tightening muscles, lowering my
center of gravity,
I push off the ground with ferocity
Trail of dirt falling off my shoes
as I fly upward
Spreading my arms, I glide
Then suddenly, wings burst from my
back
Flying, flying, flying
Picking up speed
Racing above the waters far below
me
Wind, sun, hope, power
A cloudless, doubtless sky
Then, a slight dropping
My right foot sinking in the air slightly
An anchor, a weight chained to
my foot
Seemingly without origin
Dragging me down, down, down
Grasping the handle of the sword
on my side
I free the blade from its scabbard
Teeth bared
Fire in my eyes
Sweat, wind, flexing muscles,
A great shout!
Like hope spoken to a broken soul,
I slice the chain!
Instant lifting
Flying, flying, flying
Upward and faster
A boost of speed ten times over
A cloudless, doubtless sky
Wings fold back into my body
Replaced with a jet pack
Metal wings extend beyond my reach
And a boost of jet fuel propels
me onward
Faster, faster, faster
Upward I travel, high into the
atmosphere
The water grows more distant
The air thins
Strangely, I can breathe easier
See farther,
Hear clearer
The stars illuminate the sky
A new fold of metal covers my
jet pack
Like a transformer, the engines
upgrade
And use different fuel
Blue fire trails behind
Metal encases my whole body
Exhaust of azure flame twice
as long as the old engines
Speed increases ten fold
Upward I climb
Flying, flying, flying
A cloudless, doubtless sky
Exiting earth's atmosphere
I barrel into space
Such brilliant stars
Flaming diamonds suspended by
nothing
In silence and solace they dwell
The wisdom of an ancient age
Such wonder, such beauty
Journeying away from earth
I look to the beyond
Then, I feel myself speeding up
Upward I travel into the dark
Unknown, beyond reach
Then, the strangest thing
My speed suddenly increases
by an unmeasureable amount
I disappear into a flash of light
Then lights all around,
Like a tunnel
Faster than I can imagine
Flying, flying, flying
A cloudless, doubtless space
Picking up speed
It seems not even light could catch
me
Like a bullet down a barrel of
a gun,
I rocket through this cylinder of
light
Then I see it
Ending coming near
Racing towards the opening
I fly through it into a new solar
system
Giant, vibrant planets are before
me
Hidden treasures of life many miles
from earth
What wonders are hidden on these?
What buried treasures from God's
heart dwell within their oceans?
What marvelous creatures inhabit
such planets?
I will enjoy spending my life to find
them
2-23-17
