#brokenwings
Branching out
is better than
spreading wings.
Wings are, either,
clipped,
melted, or
broken.
©2026Ellen Finn
Jan 27
Jan 27, 2026 at 3:29 AM UTC
You pushed her so hard,
to fly as high as she could.
As high as the mountains,
as high as the stars.
You pushed her so hard,
though she can't,
till she fell and broke her wings.
Now, her broken wings
could never fly,
can't even reach the tree,
she always dreamt to be.
Feb 28, 2021
Feb 28, 2021 at 12:20 PM UTC
Do not send me flowers until I'm dead
You need not pretend you ever cared
Save those tears for another time
Life will not go per your design
How long will you keep tearing my wings
How will you pay the price of your sins
To k*ll someone with just your words
To cage me in , under the sword
It's easy to lock me behind the door
And wipe the blood you spilled on the floor
But Even if I die a thousand deaths
I won't be a victim of your threats
No more being your slave
I'd rather lie in a grave
I'll stich my wings and fly away
You can no longer turn my blue skies to grey
Jul 16, 2020
Jul 16, 2020 at 3:24 AM UTC
Joy. Happiness. Laughter.
They described me.
I held their hand and pulled their cheeks.
Shots and the dance floor.
Tears. Empty stares. Scribbled feelings.
I describe the half stitched me.
Holding myself tight as I can.
Scars of past and empty life.
Jun 19, 2020
Jun 19, 2020 at 2:47 AM UTC
My flock left me
When I fell from that branch
Hoping I could fly
I broke a wing
Now I'm prepared to die
I am unsafe
Just another piece of meat
To just another animal
That thinks that they want me
I am pointless,
There is no hope
I am a wingless bird
A wonder to us all
Apr 17, 2020
Apr 17, 2020 at 9:18 PM UTC
You pushed her so hard,
to fly as high as she could.
As high as the mountains,
as high as the stars.
You pushed her so hard,
though she can't,
till she fell and broke her wings.
Now, her broken wings
could never fly,
can't even reach the tree,
she always dreamt to be.
Mar 17, 2019
Mar 17, 2019 at 12:30 AM UTC
spread your broken wings, dove
flap them countlessly,
take off and forget about me,
you can leave,
i don't mind,
spread your love around my dove,
don't let anything grasp your broken wings once more,
be love.
Mar 14, 2018
Mar 14, 2018 at 1:10 AM UTC
you look at me
I look at you
you look at me
you look at me
I close my eyes
and .. you look at me
again and again
I feel wrapped
by your gaze
a rainbow bird
imprisoned
in a golden cage
settled
silent
on a flowers swing
an amber powder butterfly
locked
in her silk cocoon
dense twine of looks
and static silences
and broken wings
Aug 29, 2016
Aug 29, 2016 at 4:35 AM UTC
In the land of Gods and Monsters I am a fallen angel living in the garden of evil
Every creature there is ruled by needs that are primeval
With broken wings, broken heart, broken life
Living on the edge of a knife
One wrong step will be my last
Long ago my die was cast
Every night the monsters attack
Of my soul they make a snack
The Gods look on and laugh and point
I cry, I plead, but they will never anoint
I'm lost, I'm scared, but I'm trapped I can go no where
And there is nobody that loves or cares
And of all the wrong to me that's been done
Being left all alone is the most tragic one
May 4, 2016
May 4, 2016 at 11:40 AM UTC
In the land of Gods and Monsters I am a fallen angel living in the garden of evil
Every creature there is ruled by needs that are primeval
With broken wings, broken heart, broken life
Living on the edge of a knife
One wrong step will be my last
Long ago my die was cast
Every night the monsters attack
Of my soul they make a snack
The Gods look on and laugh and point
I cry, I plead, but they will never anoint
I'm lost, I'm scared, but I'm trapped I can go no where
And there is nobody that loves or cares
And of all the wrong to me that's been done
Being left all alone is the most tragic one
Jan 31, 2016
Jan 31, 2016 at 12:20 PM UTC