CATAPULT
By Steven Fales
There was a wall I could not scale.
You put your two strong hands
Together and said step here.
I did.
You hoisted me high into the air
As if I were a little child and
I landed safely on the other side.
Heels bruised.
I cannot reach up and over to
Thank you enough for my freedom—
For being the catapult to my dreams.
So scared.
But I will go score and achieve
All I was meant to create as I
Weep for loss and missing so much
My dad.
I will return laughing tears of truth
And retrieve you. Wait for me and
Do not worry. Watch and believe in
Helicopter glory . . .
Written Tuesday, September 19, 2017
