Not Another Flying Man

the man
up in the air
is waving at us

he has no strings attached
nor wings
no tricks of any kind

that I can see
and he looks
as if he’s pleased to see us

I think he expects us
to believe in the possibility
of the impossible

that we can fly too
for example
they usually do

but we’re not so easily fooled
for a start
he’s wearing a suit

which is always a bad sign

Dominic Rivron

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