how to fly

some are born with wings.

if you feel them, lifting your spirits

and lightening your heart

you are one of the lucky few.

if you are too weighed down

by fear or anger or worry

to soar over the rest,

to rise above the world,

heedless of headache or heartache,

you must learn to surrender

pride and self-doubt,

give up the key to your being,

to let the whole earth see

what is trapped inside you

and set it free.

you must be brave enough,

strong enough, to dive

from the echoing cliff

you must be light enough

to release all you cling to,

before falling into oblivion.

and if your wings do spread

if your heart and your head

feel more airy than the very air

and the fear, the anger, the worry is gone,

you might just fly.