Glue Me

I am a bird
Fiery red are my wings
Majestic as they tear through air

Clip them

Clip them
Before they challenge
The height
Of haughtiness

Clip them and drain

Drain away the fiery red
And put my wings to dry
In the dying embers of the sun
As it takes a lunge at the sea

I am a bird
Or a bird I was

Wingless

Now I scrape the earth

Shiver

Shiver along with me
As I gasp my last breaths

Give me back my wings
Let me wash them in blood

I am a bird
Give me back my freedom

But if you are to clip my wings
Then do so with love…

Reviews

[Coyote Poetry]

Even in love. Never clip the wings. The energy and drive of the desire would be lost. If you stole the freedom to fly and think freely. They would be dead. I like the poem. Using the bird made the point strong and understandable. Thank you for a excellent poem.
Coyote

[Rene Velez]

One of your better writes for me so far...excellent.

[Amila Jay]

Effective writing:)

[RienKelsoCinema]

Relieve me from my pain. This poem is so touching on many levels. This is definitely driven on emotion and longing for a sense relief. This poem just made me so sad and thought about things I would like relief from in my own life. Very nice, exquisite.

---Rïén-Kelso---

[light and ashes]

To clip a soul of its wings and rob them of their freedom and life is such horrid cruelty. The ending is very ironic, "but if you are to clip my wings then do so with love..." as if such an act could be done in love.

[Sakib]

Wow!! I liked the whole concept. Amazing write. You shouldn't deprive someone from something that he is meant to do. I loved it.

[Lily Mae]

Very interesting write.. I understand this at a very deep heart level..xx

[Beautifully Tragic xPoe..]

Complex piece but simple. i'm not sure if its possible to clip the wings even in love, but maybe there is. Interesting concept, though. Great write!

[Vinod Kumar U K]

An eye opener of the cruality happening surroundings let the birds cry but nobody hear it, an in depth compose.......

[SarahRose]

Complex but the message is simple and true. Great piece and well written.