BOUNCE

BOUNCE

Yesterday I bounced,

my feet touched the ground as

I jumped down from a step of

my house and I bounced

away into the sky.

Over the cities sprawling

like great dogs sleeping

on the street on a summer afternoon.

When I came down, I bounced,

over the mountains stretching out

like the bones of a great catfish

clawing the sky with it’s ribs.

I bounced and again into the sky

I left the land to cross the waters

as blue as sky yet dark like

a glass of coca cola.

Then I hit the water and bounced off

the back of a very surprised whale

out into the sky, past the clouds

briefly passing a satellite

until I hit earth and the sidewalk

in front of my house.