He heard the planets being born, <br />he heard the dinosaur's first roar <br />he heard the voice of Hebrew slaves <br />plummeting to earth that day. <br /> <br />He thought he heard the voice of God <br />the devil too and all his souls, <br />he thought he heard the angels sing <br />within white clouds, enchantingly. <br /> <br />And there above the planet, blue, <br />his heart beat out a merry tune <br />but none did hear it beat so swift <br />or heard his gasping, breathlessness. <br /> <br />‘Twas faster than the speed of sound <br />he catapulted to the ground <br />per chance to land upon his feet, <br />his own demise he aimed to cheat. <br /> <br />Then standing on the earths hard crust <br />he brushed aside his tousled fringe <br />as though he'd been out for a jog <br />all cavalier and nonchalant.<br /><br />Ruth Walters<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/jump-27/
