Bird song

Cherry

By hoalarg1

Mon, 22 Apr 2019
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You clipped my wings 
when she left you
said I'd be a good companion
And I saw you eating alone
day after day 
after you watched me
day after day.
You set me down
cage by a window 
and I watched you fill the feeders
my eyes pressed to the world.
 
 
I sang for you first thing 
longed for you to uncover a lost translation
before dusk spread its wings. 
No sooner had you blanketed me that night
I dreamt your heart would open again
reach out for someone new 
with the courage to set me free
Certificate U
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Rainbow World

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Submitted by airyfairy on

This one really lingers in the mind after you've read it.  It's multi-layered, sad, and disturbing, but with that nod to hope at the end.  One of those I'll come back to.