Forgotten

It's been a long, long time since I've been able to swing on swings.

I forgot how exhilarating it is.

Especially when you go so high, it looks like you could touch the sky with your toes, but if you try too hard, you might fall backwards out of the swing.

Or when you start out swinging on your back, and you lift your legs up and wrap them around the chains so you're swinging upside down.

Or when you go super high, and take a flying leap out of the swing.

Or when you're so exhausted you just have to sit and wait until you slow down, and then when you get out of the swing you're so off balance you can barely stand.

So then, you get to spend the next few minutes lying in the soft grass trying to ease your stomach, looking at the sky, and contemplating life and whatever else your heart desires.

Yeah, it's pretty great.