flying

when i first
learned to fly,
i never told
anyone. i'd hide
the talent
safely, keeping
my flying
abilities to
myself. but at
night, when
the lights were
down, i'd take
a few running
steps and leap
into the air,
gliding high
or low, gently
soaring across
the land. i
wanted to be
loved not for
that, but for
who i was, and
then i realized
that flying
was a part of me
too, and now
everyone knows
and i have nothing
left to hide.
i'm free to fly.