"Higher, higher!"
The little girl in the
lavender raincoat and rainboots
giggled on the swing set
"Higher, higher!"
she sung mildly
Higher and higher,
She got to mountains.
Higher and higher,
She got to her friends
Of the sky.
Higher and higher,
She got to her
To her sweethearts,
The moon and stars.
"Higher, higher."
She looked up,
Hope and prayers held
On a pedestal of
Royalty
"Higher..."
Tears threatened
Her eyes
She was getting closer
"High..er..please..."
One last push
She closed her eyes
She flew
How she soared
Above the skies
Above her fears
Above everything
She flew with
The stars
And
The owl
She flew without worry,
Without fear,
Without a care in the world
She woke up
And woke up with the urge to go
Higher
