I Woke Up High Once

I Woke Up High Once

I woke up high once.

It wasn't the same
as waking up dizzy
without ever taking a step.

Vertigo from sleeping
too well
to know that I wasn't.

I dreamt of a baby bird that night,
my pajarito colibrí,
not yet sleeping in my bed.

I hadn't learned yet
that she would sleep better
next to me.

The dizziness lasted a week.

The sleep didn't.

Sometimes I still get dizzy,
mostly when I lift her
into the air
and she laughs
and screams.

I woke up high once.

I've been like this
ever since.