BIRD IN A BOTTLE

A Poem by Van Benjamin

Sorry.
I broke the bottle.
I was a dust,
Blown by air, anywhere
To oblivion.
Drowned by the world.
Sorry.
I break the bottle.
I am an omnivore
Do not know what to have
Greens or flesh.
Surrounded by ashes.
Sorry.
I will break the bottle.
I am a bird.
Wants to fly with the smoke,
But still swallow the clouds.
Help me! Please!
I know,
It is my fault. And
will always be my fault.
Sorry,
If I broke the bottle,
If I broke my home.