Thursday, November 12, 2015

Fight or Flight

Hands shaped into claws,
grasping too tight
on tree top branches,
too afraid to let go.
Rattling bones 
and cracking joints,
like wood wind chimes
swaying with the breeze.
Fingers stretching,
unclawing claws,
knowing that
only till then
can wings unfurl.

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