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I used to look out the window, and see the city scrawled out beneath me. I used to see birds fly and imagine myself with them, no boundaries to my flight. Maybe having my head too far up in the clouds, lifted my feet from the ground. And as I stood there, gently levitating, the shaking earth took away everything. Now, I'm a crumpled mess on the ground. It hurts my eyes to look up at the sun. Looking out the window shows only a brick wall, a barrier to my imagination. The birds have betrayed me, so has the sky- the Earth has chained me to herself. My wings have been ripped off, even before they ever sprouted. ___ ______ ___
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Jun 16, 2015
Jun 16, 2015 at 11:21 AM UTC
Chained to the Earth
I used to look out the window, and see the city scrawled out beneath me. I used to see birds fly and imagine myself with them, no boundaries to my flight. Maybe having my head too far up in the clouds, lifted my feet from the ground. And as I stood there, gently levitating, the shaking earth took away everything. Now, I'm a crumpled mess on the ground. It hurts my eyes to look up at the sun. Looking out the window shows only a brick wall, a barrier to my imagination. The birds have betrayed me, so has the sky- the Earth has chained me to herself. My wings have been ripped off, even before they ever sprouted. ___ ______ ___
I wish the earthquake would undo itself. 25.04.15. Tuesday. Nepal.
kailasha
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Jun 16, 2015
Jun 16, 2015 at 11:21 AM UTC
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