I have learnt to...

I have learnt to swim today through thick and thin and tinges of gray

I have learnt to sing today as clear as an echo inside a chimney in the warfront

I have learnt to sleep today as peacefully as the butterfly drops itself on a tiny flower

I have learnt to write today as much as could fill my little desk with crushed paper and blotting ink

I have learnt to lie today as much as could help me cheat myself again and again

I have learnt to let go today as much as I could wade through a sunkissed cornfield and never worry about returning home

I have learnt to fly today as a free bird that flaps it's wings through thin autumn air