Is
it a plane, is it a rocket, is it Superman?
Coming
back to earth at 125 miles an hour
Pulled
by gravity’a power
No
it looks like Superdaredevil defying death
At
25,000 feet the net below is unseen
Winds
want to push him off course
His
wife peering skyward
Heart
racing, holding her breath
Faster
and faster pushed to the left
Then
pushed to the right
The
speck growing in size
Net
now visible
Will
it hold, will it break?
On
target a hundred feet away to a quick flip onto his back
Into
the net quickly slowing down
Almost
hitting the ground
Net
did not reject
This
daredevil survived, he passed the ultimate test
Ever
since Icarus and Daedalus man has sought
to with gravity toy
The
thrill of jumping into space a sense of freedom to enjoy
Luke
Aikens has just had the ultimate thrill
Once
again for him gravity did not kill.
© July 31, 2016, Michael P. Ridley aka the Alaskanpoet
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