Touching eternity

A prose about a pilot

"Touching eternity" 

He leaves the surface with a roar
Thousands of horsepower at his command
Mass destruction in his hand
He soars into the highest clouds
There he is all alone and vulnerable
He would have it no other way.

He is there to do a job
He is his country's best
He will succeed at his mission
The enemy trembled at the thought
His approach instills great fear.

Below are millions depending on him
He will not let them down
Alone in the cockpit he touches eternity
Then returns to the ground.