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not wings

you are

the pause

before

lift

the claw

not

closing

the wire

not

letting go

you are

what stays

after

the word

leaves

the bird

wing

only

shows

leaving

you

are

the weight

the hold

before

sky

not

sky

the not

letting

go

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