Upon Learning to Fly

She swore they
could fly
on their invisible
wings ..
Each held loosely
together
with pieces of string
and the odd
dab of glue
most strategically
placed here
and there ..
But as they rose
upward
he took note of
the fact ..
There was no
safety net erected
nor even
elsewise, attached ..
And so
there and then ..
He began to
visibly fret
and also out loud ..
Hey babe,
I’m not quite ready
to die yet, he cried ..
Well of course not
of that,
I have not a doubt ..
But are you
yet ready to live
though, she inquired ..