Once there was a little bird
With nothing left at all
All alone stuck on the ground
The bird just felt...so small
So the bird began to walk
Till the old nest was out of sight
It didn't have the strength anymore
To stand up for itself and fight
After walking for forever
It found another nest
But decided to keep walking
It didn't want to be a pest
But there was someone in the nest
That kindly invited the bird to stay
And though the bird was cynical
It thought "well maybe just today"
The day turned into a week
That week turned into two
And before the bird realized it
All its problems slowly withdrew
Its feathers gradually grew back
And its wing slowly began to heal
The more time it spent in this new nest
The more living here seamed ideal.
The bird got its confidence back
And once again it could soar
It flew around with its new friends
And sang louder than before
Once there was a little bird
As happy as could be
It soared up in the sky all day
Home at last...and free
Jun 17, 2014
Jun 17, 2014 at 3:03 PM UTC
Once there was a little bird
With nothing left at all
All alone stuck on the ground
The bird just felt...so small
So the bird began to walk
Till the old nest was out of sight
It didn't have the strength anymore
To stand up for itself and fight
After walking for forever
It found another nest
But decided to keep walking
It didn't want to be a pest
But there was someone in the nest
That kindly invited the bird to stay
And though the bird was cynical
It thought "well maybe just today"
The day turned into a week
That week turned into two
And before the bird realized it
All its problems slowly withdrew
Its feathers gradually grew back
And its wing slowly began to heal
The more time it spent in this new nest
The more living here seamed ideal.
The bird got its confidence back
And once again it could soar
It flew around with its new friends
And sang louder than before
Once there was a little bird
As happy as could be
It soared up in the sky all day
Home at last...and free
This morning....almost an entire year later, I came up with a sort of happy alternate ending/continuation of my poem "Flightless" and just kinda had to write it down.
I still love flightless as a stand alone poem exactly the way it is....but I feel like this alternative ending/part two also ties it up nicely and like sends a good message and whatnot, so I felt the need to write it and share it. Anyways, hope you all like this similar stand alone poem/continuation/Alternate ending? lol
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