Deep Inside

All at once

I am running, the earth between my toes soft

And crumbling. The edge of the horizon, turning deep

Reds and oranges, -like a dying fire- is my goal.

I am soaring with the wind, the breeze

Lifting me off the ground as if I am made of nothing

But air itself. The trees beckon me farther,

Urging whispers of “faster” echoing through the sky.

I am vaulting over mountains, leaping over desert hills

As if they are nothing more than mere pebbles on the

River shore.

I am racing against time, my breath coming in

Loud, anxious gasps. Every tick of the clock resonates

With the boom-boom-boom of my galloping heart,

As if a frightened horse is straining to burst from my chest.

I am watching the sun sink below the water, breathing in

And tasting the color indigo on my tongue. Specks start to

Flicker in and out of my vision-the stars, saying hello.

I am staring at the moon, her yellow belly reflecting

What pale rays of light are left. She blazes with radiance,

Her luminosity reflected in the wide, open eyes of

The adoring Earth.

I am reaching my hands upward, palms open, inviting;

Imploring to be one in sharing such magic.

And then…

I am twirling

And twisting

And flying

And rising

And climbing

And spiraling

Into a chasm

Of every color one could ever imagine.

I feel it, the pulsing intensity within, feel it in every

Fiber of my being.

I am nothing.

Yet I am everything.

All

At

Once.