Drink more water
Even if you know
It will just
Spill out again
Dribbling into the sink
Until you spit
A faint red tint
Spins down
And down
Towards the drain
Remember
How weightless
You felt
Even for just
Half a second
As your feet
Slipped out
From under you and
You began to
Fall
In slow motion
Until you finally hit
The ground
Relive the order of events
That led you to this moment
From sneaking into
The Forbidden Man Cave
To running around
The pool table
Before slipping and falling as
You tried to change directions
But your socks flew off
The hardwood floor
Before landing
Straight on your chin
With a resounding
THUD
Even though everyone
Is staring at you
Lying on the ground
Focus on the adrenaline
From all those years ago
When you learned
To ride a bike
Wearing tight jeans and long sleeves
For when not if
You fell
Remember the bruises
And the sweat
Dripping down your back
As you got up
Again
And again
And again
Feel the warmth
Of the heated air rush
Through your lip
A foreign feeling
As the wind
Flows into your mouth
While you try to stop it
Keeping your lips closed
Feel the new hole
In your lip
Created by gravity
And your sharp teeth
Puncturing your skin
While your chin
Slammed into the floor
Remember the freedom and
Tranquility you felt
As you floated in the air
Flying away from
The pool table
As the ground grew closer
And closer
And closer
The novelty of
Weightlessness
Was indescribable
Making you feel
Like a bird in the sky
Enjoying every part
Of its first flight
Dream of the brief
Yet surreal moment you experienced
Before reality set in
Think back
On the microseconds
Of beautiful freedom