all my life laying
on my back
staring into infinity
not seeing no up no down
my child’s mind was captured
by the finite drama
of contrails and sonic booms
decades later standing up
looking horizon-tally
suddenly i see the joke
of earth meets sky
hilarious right
what i always wanted
has always been right here
in plain pun
and silly me
has spent my life
searching for fire
with water
