Freedom of Flight

My first official blog:

After the all important introduction its time to post my first official piece of work. As mentioned earlier, my dream was realised when Ruth and I went skydiving with the Red Devils crew in Bournemouth. This blog is dedicated to my Ruthie... thanks for a wicked afternoon, and for simply being my best friend and girl!:)

Freedom of flight

the plane ride feels surreal, like a dream. All my thoughts drowned out by the noises and rattles of the twin engine aircraft. I look outside and all I see is white space. I look ahead and I see my dream, my baby, my angel. Doors burst open. You hobble along to the door space and sit there for what seems like forever. Suddenly I blink and your gone, sucked out into the 160mph wind...

My turn next. Here we go, wow im flying. I struggle to breathe as tears fil my goggles restricting my view. And what a view. Heaven? 20 seconds of free fall feel like forever surounded by a magnificent and comforting baby blue, above a white blanket of alpine white. 120mph feel like a dream.

White cloud engulfs me. I am alone and insignificant plumitting down to the massive mass that is our world. Suddenly something tugs me back, rapidly and 120mph reduces to far less. The feeling of amazement set in. Im no longer in a rush or in a wind tunnel. Im sitting down now, lookig down on a world. The air is my sofa as I have time to soak it all in faster than a sponge does water. I am flying, relaxing and feeling good. The moment feels like a dream, one which never seems to have an ending. I can breathe, think and talk. No restraints, no complaints... Just freedom, complete freedom. The earth looks peacefull, no people, just glorious green and brillianly blue skies. I am free, in every sense of the word.

I look out for you as I fly and spot another bed spread. Is that your parachute?

The air sofa comforts me like a cot but then, just like that its almost over. The tiny objects from abover grow rapidy, humans are visible, trees are no longer blankets of green and buildings show me that civilisation does exist. The harsh ground accelerates towards us as I life my feet ready to land. I am helpless and powerless. Just like a dream, its out of my hands and there is nothing I can do but yell wicked as my feet touch the soft turf once more.

The last I saw you your whole body hung off a plane and I know you were smiling. Like an angel you flew till you landed safely on the drop zone. Suddenly you greet me with a kiss and a smile which lets me know im safe. As you do so you awaken me from my deep sleep, but really I've gone from one dream to another. Your smile lets me know in safe, safe because you are safe.

The moment is over, and our memory is etched with it forever. We went through blue, white and glorious green. What a joy ride, what a thrill, what perfection. Dropping to earth like angels from heaven, and I can't wait to do it all again!