Dive

Soaring high through skies of blue –

riding aerial waves, so pristine.

Like a winged specter on patrol –

I watch your lives below unseen.

A chasm lies between the worlds –

meters to lightyears as faces fade.

I see clearly through the divide –

but action reduced to hollow charade.

Never you mind as onward I fly –

the sky my home with nowhere to nest.

Alas! Gut beckons with mighty growl –

a daily stroll turned noble quest.

Drenched by fear’s tidal swell,

my wings freeze in icy shroud.

All nerves dancing in frenzied haze,

pulsing to the beat of my heart aloud.

Suddenly, a warmth wells from within –

an elixir to a heart in need of a fill.

With survival in reach of resolute arms,

I breathe, breathe, and gather my will.

Thoughts settle, my vision clears –

I scan for prey, refreshed from rebirth.

Target locked by laser-guide eyes –

the floor drops, and I shoot to the earth.

I dive; body bound by adrenal ties –

driven to land intact without fault.

The wind; relentless in arrowhead siege –

my downy phalanx diverting assault.

Surroundings blurred at breakneck speed –

the earth launches for mid-air strike.

I brace to fight the unreckoned force –

straining my mind and matter alike.

I near a blow with the rocky ground –

but in dire hunger, I push with all might.

Talons plunge into cushioning still.

I feast in ease, then ascend –

into flight.