Ungrounded

by Anaís Fernández

I once had a dream I could fly.

When I woke up
I ran 'round and 'round my bedroom,
arms outstretched
as if my artless heartbeat could 
call the wind beneath my heels.

The ground refused to let me go
and I came crashing
feeling the world's axes like a misaligned spine.

Now
in this forever field
paintbrush sky I can taste, can hold
in these hungry lungs

I move too fast for the ground to pull me back
the wind heeds my heart and
I fly
breathless with life