Today I Am Free
 unpublished

Today I am floating high above,

I am keeping time to life with a Miles Davis vibe.

Look up, I am drifting above the clouds.

Up here I am removed from the restrictions of time.

Today I am leaving those who doubt me,

as I recite a Langston Hughes poem.

Perched here at the edge of space,

I will spend all my yesterdays reaching for tomorrow.

Today I am in sync with my past,

my heart beats to the rhythm of my grandparents.

I tap my feet to the beat of their drum,

and I skip here and there on a Scott Joplin tune.

Today I am free.