I Did Not Get The Memo Poem by Esther Hadassah Sendeza

I think I missed the memo,
Or perhaps I misheard.

Because when I let go,
I thought i would float,
I thought I would fly,
Up the sky with all the birds,
I thought gravity won't drag me down.

My wings were strong enough,
Right?

But when the ground was calling,
I heard a different tune,
The clouds were letting go,
But I was fast asleep,
In a deep blinding slumber,
I just couldn't see.

So here I am,
In the middle of the sky,
Wings chopped off,
Unable to take flight.
Thoughts in my head, as I fall.
As the ground and I meet,
I think to myself,
I must have misheard,
No, I certainly didnt get the memo.

EHS