…when “far away” means “down”

Bird brain

Her world gets bigger as she rises.

Does that robin know that she’s flying?

Does the creature know

that flight once was not foreseeable?

Does she dream a fantasy

about walking around the track?

Does she give up on the dream,

thinking “these skinny legs will never make it?”

Does avian awe intrude

in her vista when she’s airborne?

What’s it like when

“far away” means “down”?

Does she wonder what “falling” means?

Can she imagine a world

in which “flapping” and “useless”

do not have joint meaning?

Does she hide a smile

when she comforts the chick

who hesitates to make the first jump?

May 24, 2023

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