Upside Down

It's a long haul from my world to yours

Eleven thousand miles as the crow flies

It's a long haul flight, so we fly by satellite

A telephone call, a picture on my wall

Letters you write about your life

Upside down

I've never met your child but I've seen the way she makes you smile

I see you in her eyes, the way they catch the light

And your joy ricochets off asteroids

And beams back down to earth, and from the dark side of the world

I send you back a line to tell you I'm

Upside down

I know you've been here yourself

Freefalling into empty space

Grabbing handfuls of thin air

And on dark days like these it seems to me

That a real friend is a rare thing

It's a long haul from my world to yours

And there's a second's delay with every word you say

High above the world the satellites turn and we're just

Spinning in the dark, circling our star

And the coming of the night is just the morning light

Upside down

©Liz Simcock 2002