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The excitement starts The second I wake up I have the biggest smile ever Today I am jumping Today I will fly My stomach has butterflies A tea and I’m ready to go To the skydiving hanger To my chariot with wings The tiny aerodrome Welcomes me home once again They are like family Watched me fly Pass my course And become qualified I put my rig on And do my checks Doing the buckles up tight I pull the straps across my chest I am ready to go Let’s go fly The chariot starts Its golden wings are alive We all pile in, the four of us Like sardines all seated back to back It is hot and bumpy Riding through the sky The excitement builds I cannot wait I want to go I want to fly free Two minutes we have The pilot shouts Helmets on and pin check done We are ready to go The door flies open The deafening wind blasts our ears One by one we jump out At 12000 feet I’m not here to look at the view Although it is rather captivating The horizon below On top of the universe I am I jump out the door Feel the wind against my face Forceful and strong It’s strength holding me firm My body symmetrical I fall through the sky I feel like I am floating on air No one else is around me My hair flows behind I am relaxed flying free I am in love With this feeling Nothing comes close I see the beauty of the sea And the fields that it protects The river looks still from up here Tiny cars, invisible people I know they are there Sixty seconds is all time allows A whole minute of pure exhilaration No wings I need No feathers or tail I fly free with the birds with a smile I bring my arm round To deploy my protection Out it flows, the wind aiding its swell Spreading woven silk in all its glory To help me land safely As delicate as a bird Well, maybe not exactly I usually land on my rump I have bad knees And other ails At my age I have to worry I steer using my toggles Fly towards my golden field With wings of blue, I use the wind To land against The golden rule I steer my toggle right and around I go in a spin I try again the other way I laugh and straighten up I find my heading and aim I’m exactly where I’m supposed to be As I glide onto the sun scorched grass Back to earth, without a bump I let go of my toggles The parachute deflates Floating softly to the ground Its job done for now With a silent thank you I wrap it up and carry it back Cradling my hero in my arms To save another life, another time To fly is a gift A gift I respect And I will once again Fly free
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