I've seen the sun rise over Lake Malawi;
Snorkelled with the fish in the Seychelles;
Tossed a pebble off the cliffs of Dover .
Launched my wing from a mountain top
With fear in my belly and courage in my heart.
I've taken a raft to churning white water
And camped on a beach in Mozambique.
I've sung Bali Hai in French for the elderly and disabled.
I know what free fall feels like and the icy touch of the wind on your skin at 11 000 ft.
I've flown a gyrocopter over crowds and
Had my hands on the bar of a hang glider far above the world.
I've seen flowers that only bloom once a century.
Lowered myself into the inky depths of a cave to see a thousand bats in their roost
I've scaled cliffs and climbed crags
I've been dirt poor and dressed in rags.
My paintings have been bought, sold and treasured.
I remember with crystal clarity what the inside of a submarine looks like
I may not be able to recite a single poem, but I can quote Lavoisier
And solve a second order differential equation.
The thrill of gliding down a mine dump on a sand board will stay with me forever
There's a steel blade forged by my hands
I've lived in a cottage with a pig in the yard and my guard dog was an ostrich.
I've hiked around a meteor crater and held snakes.
I've hunted scorpions and nursed wild birds back to health.
I've seen a desert thunder storm and Buckingham Palace.

And you think that quoting Nietzsche and playing guitar makes you the coolest thing ever to happen to me?

07/25/2013

Author's Note: For that one guy who made up his mind about me before he knew me...

Posted on 07/25/2013
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