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Baby Bird

Submitted by Pupa on Sun, 09/23/2012 - 8:05pm

 

She looked so restless

Sitting in the stale air, trembling with a twitch

She looked so helpless

The cold pierced her skin like hornets

 

AS I stepped into her cocoon of silence

She jumped

Then told me her plans to jump from the nest

 

Was it wrong for me

To catch Her?

Was it wrong for me?

To say no.

 

I took her by the hand

Begging, pleading please don’t go

Don’t leave this safe haven

Into the secrets of the night

Of the world

Of our lives

 

So I tucked her into my arm

Charging through the wind

And I placed her down

And told her she was never to go again

 

Now I’m stuck here

Wondering,

Will she ever jump again?

Will my baby bird ever grow up and fly?

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Great job capturing some of

Submitted by katebassoon on Mon, 09/24/2012 - 8:10am.

Great job capturing some of the emotions that go through a parent's heart as their young become independent.

Thank you! I actually wrote

Submitted by Pupa on Mon, 09/24/2012 - 4:24pm.

Thank you! I actually wrote it about my mom though.....when i had to act like a parent...

Thank you! I actually wrote

Submitted by Pupa on Mon, 09/24/2012 - 4:25pm.

Thank you! I actually wrote it about my mom though.....when i had to act like a parent...