I was staring at the sky one night
When I saw a big bright star.
It shone from behind the clouds
And I thought it doesn't seem too far.
So I jumped up and down
To get me in the mood.
It's been long since I've done this.
Now, I'm not sure if I could.
But when I was about to give up,
My body started to float.
Up, up and away I go,
There's no more time to gloat.
I went past the moon,
Zoomed from Mars until Pluto.
Then saw a big purple planet
which I approached with much gusto.
As I descended into the place,
I saw something familiar.
It was an Earth-like rain forest.
It doesn't really look peculiar.
While hovering above the trees,
I saw a hole in the ground.
I dived into it without hesitation.
And heard a windy sound.
The tunnel had an exit.
It felt cold on the other side.
When I finally popped out of it,
I think I almost cried.
Moments ago I was undergound.
But now, I'm falling from the sky.
I quickly flapped my arms and legs
Then remembered that I could fly.
I steadied myself
And shook the jitters away.
I looked down below
And everything was gray.
I saw a big industrialized city
Floating in the water.
Then some people saw me gliding
A father and his young daughter.
They waved at me from below.
Then I heard the father say,
"Someday, you'll be able to do that, too."
"But I hope there's another way."
I smiled at them and left.
Shot up to the sky and back.
I realized that it was my old home that I visited.
It was purely from luck.
Because when people like me learn to fly,
We must leave our planet behind
To search for other places to protect
A new home to find.
Once we settled in a new place.
We tend to forget everything.
Our past memories do not last.
The purple planet becomes nothing.
So I am looking forward to that day
When I would be staying for good
In the comforts of my real home.
As long as I could.