Flying West

Flying west daylight stretches out forever
like a blob of gum

I imagine the Earth spinning beneath us
through sunsets and sunrises
as we try to stick resolutely
to the unmoving sky
gaining only 2 hours in 10

But the sky spins too
as the Earth tumbles around the Sun
at breathtaking speed
and the Sun circles the center of the Galaxy
as the Galaxy zooms through the Universe

Only gravity holds us to what is closest

I wonder if like a cartoon but in reverse
when a character runs off the edge of the world
and then looks down
before falling
if we could see gravity's invisible threads
and become unglued