You and I

You try to fly I live to write Together we form a holy union Can you Feel the words moving through? Moving from tip to tip End to end They branch out into a wing span Try to take flight off of novel ideas Discovering true novelty lies just out of reach Floating in the sky amongst a sea of predecessors So Unlike you and I Shakespeare, Poe, Bradstreet Floating oh so high Floating oh so high And so you try to fly Attempt to take off But stand frozen still instead Wings dampened by the fear of falling The fear of failing to bear the weight of history Echoing from the sky They call to me Tell me I am home (whispering)You my dear are a writer Inspired by the bard but unique, Creative, original Be not afraid to take flight Into the dark of the night Though your fears try to fill you with woe For you may discover A poet like no other A poet with time to grow And together you and I form a holy union Together we not only fly We soar