The brink of reality

Standing on the edge of Earth, just viewing Mars,
I witness comets, meteors, and galactic superstars,
Spacious galaxies, and distant lights,
In this wide expanse, there are some glorious sights!

I leap off the edge, and float into space,
Leaning past rocks so they don't hit my face,
I do a few flips and I feel totally free,
I peer into the distance, and beauty is all I see.

After a while I look back towards Earth,
Now the size of a marble, I'm amazed at it's girth,
Totally hovering, I take a speedy dive,
With the lack of air in space, I'm surprised I'm alive.

I've been floating for hours, and I just passed Pluto,
From this point and beyond, any records? Who knows?
I've made it farther than any man could ever attain,
And that's when I saw things that would rattle your brain!

Written in the darkness was a bright word sign,
That said "The brink of reality", yet it felt so benign,
I soared like an eagle, with speeds faster than a rocket,
I crossed over into the remoteness, seeing hundreds of sockets.

Now confused, but still a bit curious, I ventured a bit more,
Excitement flowed all through me, I was eager for what was in store,
I looked back behind me, squinting real far, and saw only small rocks,
Then I looked right in front of me, left and right, and saw massive grandfather clocks!

It was amazing to me, what I was seeing, this could not be real!
I was in a place that no one has ever been, to me it was a big deal!
I flew for a bit, past the clocks, wondering what was the next scene,
Until I dropped into a body of water that at first was so serene.

Then all of a sudden, out of nowhere, waves began to crash!
I saw a big ship that took most of the blow, I witnessed huge waves clash.
I nearly drowned, but thankfully I'm a swimmer, so I Phelped my way to shore,
Now on a red-sanded island, I came across a large wooden door.

Now I was scared, this was too far, I couldn't go back now!
So I opened the door, and instead of creaking, it shrieked a loud MEOW!
As I fell in, I floated for seconds, and landed on very warm fur,
And using my nails, I scratched my way up, and I heard a very loud purr.

When I climbed to the top, I looked straight down, I saw some whiskers that were fat,
And that's when I realized that I wasn't in space, I was on a mile-high cat!
Dazed and confused, my mind couldn't take it, I literally passed right out,
I knew that I would wake up somewhere stranger, in this I had no doubt.

Now I wake up, my vision is blurred, and my voice sounds ten time's deeper,
I now lie in a white tub, on the floor, as the giant cat fights the Grim Reaper,
When I peered the side of the tub I was in, I noticed it's not one at all,
When in fact I was in the cat's milk bowl, and to me it was very tall.

How did I shrink? Why is the cat fighting? I had so many questions,
I looked around for any help, and I was open to suggestions.
I then looked up, over my head, and what did I see?
A humongous little girl, with a jug of milk, about to pour it on top of me!

"Hey! Hey! No please, just stop!" I shouted to the top of my lungs,
But she poured anyway, and the cat started drinking, then I noticed it had three tongues!
I was in this bowl, being licked all around, until I was finally sipped in,
And now I was in the cat's belly, and I didn't want to go through that again!

I never knew that I'd go this distance, I never knew it could be real!
But I guess I've passed the brink of reality so things like this were ideal.
I swam through the belly of the giant cat, and you wouldn't believe what was inside!
An entire swallowed city, with a full population, and a calming milk tide.

Someone my size was driving a boat, and saw me in distress,
He helped me up and gave me a ride, relating to my quest.
He asked me a question that struck a cord, I knew he knew my plight,
He said; "Are you a curious adventurer, who's from the edge of Earth, that took a faith-filled flight?"

I said; "Yes", and he just giggled, then said; "Welcome home",
I didn't plan on staying, but for now here's where I'd roam.
He drove me to shore, tied up his boat, then said his name was Pete,
He offered to give me a tour of the city, when I noticed he had chrome feet.

I didn't question Pete's feet, cause I noticed something strange,
My feet started to get silver in color, until both our toes were the same.
Pete said; "That's your body, adapting to the land, that's made of pure material,
Chrome is the only element that can void the effects of bacterium."

Now I was too lost, I despised asking questions, cause the answers made things more confusing,
My head started hurting from all of the data, my brain was surely bruising.
So I asked Pete in the nicest way possible; "Can I go home, and just skip the tour?"
Pete smiled, and gestured a building, confident it was the cure.

"So you want to go home, back to Earth?" Pete asked me.
I said yes about thirty times, and I'm sure he related my plea.
We went in the building, all the way upstairs, and Pete said; "Just jump!"
I bravely leaped, and waved to Pete to show I was no chump!

I flew slow at first, then I flew really fast, it's like I was a bullet,
I slightly flinched as I approached the ground, and I instantly went right through it!
I closed my lids, fearing the worst, scared to open my eyes,
Until I felt the wind over my body, I was in cloudy skies!

I was kind of happy to be back on the planet, cause out there, there is too much!
Yet I was a bit terrified, cause I had no chute, I would die as such!
"Why Pete why!" I shouted out, thinking he could hear,
When in fact he did, and he said to me; "Young man have no fear."

"Well what do I do? How will I land? I'll die if you don't stop it!"
Pete calmly said in a faint whisper; "Reach into your pocket."
I did what he told me, dug around, and pulled out what I had,
All there was was a gumball, and this just made me mad.

"I cannot blow a bubble fast enough! A gum balloon won't save me!"
Then Pete said; "Wait till' about 100 feet, drop the gum and see."
I had no choice but try, this had to work, I had faith in Pete's theory,
I threw the gum right under my body, and at first I was quite leery.

After a bit, the gum hit the ground, and instantly imploded,
Then out of the smoke came a huge blown bubble, and onto it I floated.
Like a giant pillow, this pre-blown bubble, broke the rules of reality,
I safely landed without a scratch, this was far from actuality.

I slid to the ground, and turned around, I noticed the bubble had shrunk,
Now back to a gumball, I was slightly confused, a situation I couldn't debunk.
I put the gumball back into my pocket, then I headed home,
I heard Pete's voice whisper to me; "Now on Earth you can freely roam."

That long adventure that I just endured, changed my whole life,
I viewed space as an expanse with endless capabilities, some bad, and some nice,
Now that I knew some extent of the creatures, and objects of space,
I stayed on Earth with my family and friends, warning them that it was unsafe. 

I told them of the story that took me too far, where my curiosity was tested,
From the high speed flights, to the giant cats, where hours were invested.
I explained the brink of reality, an undiscovered creation,
Then my mother told me I daydreamed the whole thing, and that I had a great imagination.

                               The brink of reality........ ......... . . .