HAM TRAN
East Heaven
I felt the stars beneath my skin
I felt I could fly
Flesh tingling as it shed
upon a floor without ceiling
The layers peeled
and I could fly
I wanted to be freed from the grabbing ground
to be lifted by soft shoulders of wind
I closed my eyes and spread my arms
I felt my body rise
The deck below no longer there
the towel beneath a blanket of air
I felt myself rise
for I could fly
I let the hair branches comb my skin
I felt my flesh bloom
and night come in
I let myself fly
and rose even higher
I brushed against the clouds
a breath of time
a song in flight
lulled by the moon
Tonight tonight I soared the sky
tonight tonight in memory sings
Unlock the light and let me keep
this feel of heaven at my side
this night tonight when soft I glide
Flying not falling into sleep