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Atop this hill I stare at the clouds

a veil of grey that's hiding countless mysteries

I want to climb, I want to soar

so much further than anyone's gone before

But I fear that if I let go

I will never be held again

Over the years I learned how to fly

but I never learned how to initiate

With fleeting hesitation

I open the airlock doors

preparing to escape from gravity's embrace

They say the void stares back into you

but it's nice to have some company for a change

Lost in the starry night

the sun's glow starts to dim

why do I crave its warmth?

Its rays corrode my skin

I just want to subvert

my archaic programming

I'm conditioned to remain the same

The night sky beckoned me

an ocean stretching endlessly

but I don't know where I can go from here

I'm anchored to the Earth

by longing and dependency

even when there's no weight that pulls me down

I return and see my home is in flames

I regret that in my haste I forgot to say goodbye

I'm sorry...