I was flying. Coursing high above these mercurial clouds. Lost in a majestic sea of atmosphere so thin and pure. A razor’s edge of firmament between me and these silhouetting stars sequestered in space. A place where each breath is filled with an electric charge, energizing the mind, body, and soul. Above and apart with the perfect view filtered through these enlightened eyes. I was alive.
I would love to take you there.
Then I fell. Not because I was Icarus, I was flying right where I needed to be. Rather, I was struck by dear cupid’s arrow; a shot that pierced straight to my heart. My breath caught and my wings folded as I cascaded down, diving like a hawk in hunt. I sunk through the misty mercurial clouds that dared not more firmly form to catch me in their grasp. Then I fainted.
I made a promise to you long ago.
When I awoke my heart sunk. The pockmarked landscape of endless pits did greet my eyes. I was back amidst the desolate landscape I had toiled to leave. My fingers coursed through the blackened sand that would be my knell. I was stuck sinking in these pits of despair once more. The coy cupid would not have shot his arrow had he known the lay of land beneath these contemptuous clouds. I once more crawled up the familiar hole to take a peek next over by. Hoping that it was just my soul that was stolen from the sky. When I saw she too had fallen my eyes leaked out my soul and I let go.
But for her the story doesn’t end there.
After a time an Angel descended. I saw him land in the pit next over by. I struggled to climb up the pit to see what was taking place but the wretched sand sunk me quicker with each fervent fling of my limbs. As I sunk back down deeper I saw them, the angel and sad soul next over by, but now she was smiling. He wrapped her in his arms and bore her up above the shadowy silver laced clouds back into the heavens. She was saved; I smiled. These four cranes crafted from wounded words and a second rate rose that you will never know, shall be my quilt to quietly hide these tears. After a time I forgot even her.