Bottlerockets
Kept dormant;
Sitting, waiting
For the 4th of July
When they burst free
Of their cardboard shells
To feel the air
To see the light.
You and I
We sit on the lawn
Inhaling green smoke
From the explosion.
Gunpowder rises.
Feel the rockets' force
Shooting from the grass
One hundred feet in the air.
These artificial stars
These givers of light
Into the summer night;
Sparks in the sky.
Bright colors,
Incandescent hues,
Take my breath away.
Take me away.
I want to burst out
On a rocket;
Bright green rocket
Fly me to the moon.
I want to see the sky too,
To feel the wind
And the stars
Light up the night.
Break out of my case,
Explode in the air,
Shatter to pieces
Of shimmering dust.
Let's turn our bodies
Into ephemeral sparks
And glow
Magnesium and copper.
You and I
We illuminate the sky. |
Submission Name: Rocket Sparks
