Reborn

I went down for a little while . . .

only a little while;

fell into a deep hole

with only a small aperture of light

from above.

But greatness overtook me.

I felt like Popeye

who had just swallowed a can of spinach.

Realizing this wasn’t me . . .

can’t be, won’t be, can never be;

I yelled like Tarzan,

Leaped like superman

and flew across the morning sky

like an airliner . . .

Leaving only a vaporous trail.