Powerful Words

His Powerful Words
Strong enough to latch on
to me, bear the weight and

lift me, induce buoyancy,
float in a brilliant, blue sky

above the reach of personal demons. So peaceful, in the canopy, beyond

distress and self-incrimination. I wanted to stay there forever.

Impossible of course.

Almost immediately,
fantasy dissolved, like sugar stirred
into saltwater, as th real

world clamped down around me,
slammed me back down to Earth.