one day a fairy came
down from the hole in the sky
she said "jump, and i'll bet that
you'll find that you can fly."
i said "but what if i fall"
she said "don't worry you won't,
as long as you trust yourself
you'll have wings!" "but," i said "i don't"
she said "jump anyway.
the worst that could happen? you'll die.
you can come back, you've got those little cards."
so said the fairy from the sky.
she left and went back to that star-filled place
leaving me alone on the edge of the blue
wind blowing from someplace invisible,
and i said to myself, "is it true?"
"can i jump?
"will i fly?
"will i float or
"will i die?"
i looked. i leaped.
i flew through the air.
i dropped.
i fell.
but something was there:
stairs!
special thanks to Miss Ursula who did not necessarily consent to be photographed