Floating in the Sky

Bodies drained of fluid, the first step
towards “just light enough” to float.
Water retention is always first to go
even then we glide down to earth
rather than plummet,
fighting a losing battle of
weightlessness
against packed bodies
in queue ready to step forward.
It’s a long drop from a place overlooking the world–
linger once, breathe held, and you’re
falling
up into the sky
above the clouds even after death.