As a kid, I know I saw air shows
although none specific stand out,
I know there were skies that
buzzed and thundered
the sound of determined direction
at each one I know there would be pilots
who threw small planes in tight loops
everyday, pulling back on the stick,
taunting gravity to notice and push,
barrelling to a zenith
of impossible weightlessness, momentary,
before the nauseous crush returned,
over and over in front of an audience
and I know I watched and thought
“That’ll be me one day.”
Jan 13, 2022
Jan 13, 2022 at 9:21 AM UTC
As a kid, I know I saw air shows
although none specific stand out,
I know there were skies that
buzzed and thundered
the sound of determined direction
at each one I know there would be pilots
who threw small planes in tight loops
everyday, pulling back on the stick,
taunting gravity to notice and push,
barrelling to a zenith
of impossible weightlessness, momentary,
before the nauseous crush returned,
over and over in front of an audience
and I know I watched and thought
“That’ll be me one day.”
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