and ended up floating up all the way past the trees, fear leaving me as i realized i could control my body up in the sky. it’s easiest for me to fly at the waterfall—the one place here where i feel free and happy. i love flying, leaving everything behind, floating up, seeing everything from up above—my waterfall, the river, the trees, our town with the big church in the middle. as i rise, they get smaller and smaller until i am inside the clouds where it feels cool, and everything is quiet. i listen to the wind whispering around me, and it calms me.
i wish i could stay in 