THE BOUNCE

By Caitlyn McConnell

(2008-2009 State Qualifier)

The wind rushes toward me,

as I soar high in the air,

desperately trying to push me

back down to the rough,

black, surface below,

for this is their land, not mine,

and in their eyes,

NO intruder should enter their

high,

high,

world.

Clouds come whooshing

down to meet me,

fists clenched.

Time stops in its tracks,

waiting anxiously,

as leaves quiver with anticipation.

I glare at all the forces

of nature joining together,

ready for the fight...

and then, gravity, furious with me,

pulls me down to earth again.

WOW!