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an arrow i once felt

There's a little sparrow in my heart -

he's fluttering around.

He hears the world outside my body -

he's hushing at the sound

of sweet whisperings and happenings and murmurings

and untold endings...

who told him when to grow?

 

He's scratching at the walls -

his beak a twist in knots;

He must break free his ******* -

before his spirit rots.

Fly, little bird! Fly and free your soul!

Throw yourself asunder

before you get too old.

 

But, ah.

My love, he waits,

his hands are cupped

to catch the little sparrow.

That sparrow never saw but felt

his freedom

by an arrow.

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maggie-s
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May 7, 2011
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