Selfless

a selfless mother bird, trying to keep her babies alive through the cold winter.

The mother bird flew 

down to her baby birds,

on a cold, winters eve,

Bringing what food she could find,

through the icy winds and

the wet, heartless snow.

She feed her babies,

making sure they were satisfied,

before she catered for herself.

She searched through the night,

hoping to find something,

anything.

However, she found nothing.

The snow had buried her life source,

the beautiful food she longed for.

She called out to the night,

hoping someone could hear her.

No reply was heard.

She called again, with all her might.

Silence.

She decided she shall go home

and try again tomorrow.

As long as her babies were fed,

she was happy.

Then it hit her.

Where was she?

The snow fuzzed her delicate vision,

Her feathers her only warmth.

She had to stay put the night,

and hope for the best for tomorrow.

Author's Note

**this was written back in 2011 when I was 14 years old**

After suffering with major clinical depression and psychosis after many years of battling my demons, I remembered how I expressed all the empathy and sympathy I could give but never received. I would love some feedback to inspire me to write again. Thank you for reading

Reviews

[Pebbles]

love this , it really shows how the mother is selfless in her desire to keep her children fed ..... but also showed that in her need,she forgot to also protect her own safety out in the cold ..... being a mum i could read so many things into this , good write :)

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oh my goodness, this wriet really tugs,
quite the powerful, emotional read,
Loved this one, so nicely done.

[iand63]

really enjoy well written allegorical poetry and thats why i enjoyed this one

[Lauren_Jane_96]

Thankyou :) xxx

[ecept]

wonderful write and powerful imagery. enjoyed

[Lauren_Jane_96]

Thank you Thomas xxx

[Thomas Fitzgerald]

Perfect imagery and sliding words create that delicate pace of rhyme and reason, well done, great read.

[Lauren_Jane_96]

Thank you millie xxxxxx

[Millie]

This is a beautiful piece, I could imagin this in my mind very clearly,

Well done amazing write!