The Purple Planet

I was staring at the sky one night

When I saw a big bright star.

It shone from behind the clouds

And I thought it doesn't seem too far.

So I jumped up and down

To get me in the mood.

It's been long since I've done this.

Now, I'm not sure if I could.

But when I was about to give up,

My body started to float.

Up, up and away I go,

There's no more time to gloat.

I went past the moon,

Zoomed from Mars until Pluto.

Then saw a big purple planet

which I approached with much gusto.

As I descended into the place,

I saw something familiar.

It was an Earth-like rain forest.

It doesn't really look peculiar.

While hovering above the trees,

I saw a hole in the ground.

I dived into it without hesitation.

And heard a windy sound.

The tunnel had an exit.

It felt cold on the other side.

When I finally popped out of it,

I think I almost cried.

Moments ago I was undergound.

But now, I'm falling from the sky.

I quickly flapped my arms and legs

Then remembered that I could fly.

I steadied myself

And shook the jitters away.

I looked down below

And everything was gray.

I saw a big industrialized city

Floating in the water.

Then some people saw me gliding

A father and his young daughter.

They waved at me from below.

Then I heard the father say,

"Someday, you'll be able to do that, too."

"But I hope there's another way."

I smiled at them and left.

Shot up to the sky and back.

I realized that it was my old home that I visited.

It was purely from luck.

Because when people like me learn to fly,

We must leave our planet behind

To search for other places to protect

A new home to find.

Once we settled in a new place.

We tend to forget everything.

Our past memories do not last.

The purple planet becomes nothing.

So I am looking forward to that day

When I would be staying for good

In the comforts of my real home.

As long as I could.