Free
My precious bird
So frail in your strength
I pick you up in my hands
Both of us shaking with fear
You bite …. I bleed
The feeling of your heart
Beating against my fingers
Disappears the pain
Feeling helpless
Not knowing how you’re wounded
Just seeing it’s internal
Tender passion for you
I know my humanness
Can both save you & harm you
Pledging my love
All I know to give
and months later
I take you out & set you free
Beautiful colors catching the sun
Strong wings catching the wind
And I cry – Missing You – Proud of you
Scared for You
Storms in the sky
I look out & there you sit
Wet … Cold
I open my door & you fly in
Resting on the perch
Still there (I couldn’t take it down)
The door stays open now
You are safe here, free here, loved here
Flying in & out as you please
A steak of brilliance
And power
We both know each other’s ways
Fears, vulnerability
We remember
My precious little bird
Joy in motion
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Love this Kym~
This is beautiful Kym and reminds me of days when I tended regularly to injured/ lost birds and how several of them stayed with us year after year - lovely memories!