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Her Wings

They’re broken

She can no longer fly

She spoke the unspoken

Everyone asked why

 

She held up her head

When her world was crashing down

 

She was brave

She stood tall

We watched her cave

We watched her fall

 

She bled and bled

Without a frown

 

We don’t understand

She had such grace

She ruled this land

She left this place

 

What a catastrophe

Such a surprise

 

She carried beauty

Why did she leave

This wasn’t her duty

Now we grieve

 

She lived with agony

We didn't see it in her eyes

 

Everybody sings

We wish she had woken

Her wings

They’re now broken

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Written by
lily-mayfield
American
Published
Dec 3, 2012
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Written in October 2012

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