Falling Up
Falling Up - context Summary
Published in 1974
This short, comic poem by Shel Silverstein describes an absurd accident in which the speaker "falls up" through roofs and over mountains into a dizzy, sensory world before vomiting back down. Its simple, childlike narrative and physical impossibility invite readers to enjoy imagination and surprise while hinting at the nausea of too much wonder. The tone mixes playfulness with a brisk, rueful ending.
Read Complete AnalysesI tripped on my shoelace And I fell up— Up to the roof tops, Up over the town, Up past the tree tops, Up over the mountains, Up where the colors Blend into the sounds. But it got me so dizzy When I looked around, I got sick to my stomach And I threw down.
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