The Little Sparrow

We seek redemption in the strangest of places.

He's just a sparrow. 

What does he even know.

He saw that woman, begging on her knees. That man didn't care. He kept on with his spree. Her yelling was loud. How could nobody else hear..? Were they really alone? Was nobody near..?

He kept on going, clearly he could not understand. In this big city of ours, birds easily blend. He saw that boy, pressed in the alley. 

His belongings they took, also they punched his belly. He saw him weep. But clearly understand he could not, not even when the boy was shot.

Little beating wings, nobody cared. Nobody minded how a little bird fared. He stopped at the park with a lake, surely there was nothing insidious here. Just an old lady holding a photo, missing her dear.

When the two girls came, his head he did c**k, he munched on a worm while they helped her across the dock. A dog came by. Hello he did say, but the Sparrow was busy. The girls now forced her to pay. Old clueless lady, she furrowed, was she out of luck? But in her wallet she burrowed, lest she be struck.

The sparrow kept on, he reached a home. The safest of places, here no harm could take place. Imagine his surprise when the wife took a beating to the face. In front of her child, and despite of her pleas, he beat her so badly, she could no longer see.

Oh little sparrow, we'd like no judgment from you.

Yes we can do wrong, but we can do good too.

You see us at our worst, pushed to the brink.

I wonder, if you could talk, what would you think..?

Oh little sparrow, did you miss out on the rest?

You clearly have not seen mankind at its best.

Did you see that old veteran? Helped by volunteers? Long gone are gunshots and bullets, but he still has his fears. Did you see that old girl at the rescue center who wept? It was a stranger who stayed by her side, in his safety she was kept. Did you see that stray cat? Fed by our youngest..? They barely can speak, but their moral is the strongest.

Don't fly little sparrow, you have not seen enough. Don't judge us just yet, I know it seems rough. Don't fly little sparrow, there's good in us indeed. Don't you dare walk away from me, when I speak and I plead!

Don't fly little sparrow, or I don't know what I'll break.

Don't fly little sparrow, or I'll just snap your neck!

The Sparrow did fly. What did he think..?

And what would he say, if his mind he could speak?

Author's Note

Just another one.
This one is a slightly different tone from most of my stories.
I hope you enjoy it.

Reviews

[An owl on the moon]

Beautiful and powerful, these glimpses of life through the eyes of one so small, of one so seemingly insignificant. There is much to learn in every line, of the world that inflicts such pain, when such wonders surround us every day. May we learn to live in miracles and not madness.

[LastMonth]

Strong words.
Sometimes I feel like reviewing your reviews.
Thanks mate.

[Matching Socks]

I really enjoy your stories, they always weave in lessons and deep meaning.

[LastMonth]

Thanks Ana, I appreciate the review as always..!

[Matching Socks]

Always a pleasure. I like these stories.

[LastMonth]

Tell you what.
I somewhat feel like I hit a stalemate.
I want to try writing something like ''The Taste' again but nothing comes out.
Any tips Ana..? Ever felt like you can't repeat something you've done, not properly?

[Matching Socks]

I'm not sure I've read that one of yours. I'll have to read it before I respond. I think history can and does repeat itself. For me it goes in waves. My feelings get recycled... Like, when you are in a relationship and it's great and you write about love, then it ends and you think you'll never write about love ever again. But then you meet someone new... So what you need is to 'feel' what you felt when you wrote that. Well, that's how it works for me anyway, and a little bit of imagination. But even if you aren't in that frame of mind you were in then you can still remember and harness the feeling. Did that make sense? But I would need to read that piece of yours before properly responding.

[LastMonth]

It made alot of sense Ana.
I got what you're saying. And I think you're right.
Thing is, that particular piece, you'll see if you read it,

I wrote it well..
It wasn't the best of me. I'm in a really good place lately, enjoying freedom and life after the military service. Most of my writing is upbeat, and while there may be some lesson to be learned, I feel like my stories and generally optimistic. Most of them. The Taste is different, I wrote it about six months ago. Thanks for the advice though, I guess it's nothing to fret over.

[Matching Socks]

I will read it ...

[Stan Lee]

You'll snap it's neck?! That's a bit violent! Apart from that line though, I thought your story-poem was great. It was easy to understand the point that you were making.
Here's hoping the sparrow goes on to see more good than bad.
:) Stay inspired!

[LastMonth]

Thank you for the review friend.
Yeah, the line was a bit violent,
But I was trying to go for a bit of shock value here!

[Centipedle]

It always seems we take a lot of things for granted. Seeing something from an animals point of view is definitely something I don't often see in this manner. Though many famous writings have them. Pen on!

[LastMonth]

Thanks alot Centipedle!
Appreciated greatly.