Bird Watching
Bird Watching
by: Ruth Mostrales
Do birds decide to fly?
I have to talk to them.
There must be a reason
why the sky is theirs to claim.
There must be a deeper why,
why I’m stuck in the ground looking —
For though I decide
To fly, I’m stuck watching!
If birds were wired to fly, and
I was made to watch…
What is the reason
why I was born, and did not hatch?
I watch the birdies
fly, as I do my earthly chores.
Tomorrow, I’ll watch some more —
Until it’s time to soar.
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