fall into flight

i could fly in another life
i remember how it feels
in my dreams some nights
my heart breaks,
when I awake
and i no longer touch the sky
i struggle to shake
the missing, the longing
for the feeling of flight

so i find new ways
to climb and climb
only to reach new heights
to wonder
what would happen if i jump
and fall into the next life

would i open new eyes
and arms of feathers
made to taste
clouds, rain, and sunshine

and belong
in a body
that is not a cage
to beauty
and gravity
oh, to meet each day
instead with winds and wings