As I was flying my private plane I heard a sudden rip
The left-side wing had been torn askew, the plane began to dip
My life flashes past as the wind fuels the fire
All the high and and low moments of my life entire
No future now is offered by the earth spread out below
Only a long descent that was not gonna be slow
"It's time to hit the silk" was my next thought
But then came a lesson I was once taught
About the time to jump and the time to ditch
All the while bearing in mind gravity is a b*ch
But with time running out, the choice had to be made
Do I still intend to live or choose eternal shade?
I open the plane door and with a breath I leap
Just before the AN-2 began to dive too steep
So sorry to see you go, my sweet hunk of junk!
It was around that time that I realized I forgot my trunk
With all the maps and charts of where the Wanderer now lay
My poor memory will have to show me the way
I was drifting down beneath my chute, towards dry land below
Landing not so softly on a hills barren plateau
I landed hard but luckily I avoided getting hurt
And the canvas of my parachute rested gently in the dirt
"Well, that was close," I muttered, "But I can't lie here all day"
So I gathered the silk, looked around - now, which way?
But first I needed somewhere safe to sit and think awhile
I spotted a pedestrian who had a friendly smile
"'Scuse me miss", I paused, "Could I trouble you for a sec?
"Have you perchance just seen a biplane hit the deck?"
"Already yearning to return up there, fallen stranger?"
"Oh I would, if only I could, I have a zest for danger."