Saturday, September 15, 2012

With Wings To Fly


With Wings To Fly


A woman
         with wings
to fly
         she does not know
why
         she can not
seem to
         extend them
to take to air
         all around
seems stagnant
         she fails
in all heaviness
         to remember

when she
         enabled another
was clipped
         to the point
she forgot her name
         was shrouded
left with only
         a thin line of mesh
her eyes to see
         only him
she was grounded

but finally one day
         an eagle flew over
freefalling
         calling
         calling
Quetzalli
         Quetzalli
is that really you
         what's happened
what’s happened
         what's become of you
your beautiful wings shorn
         restricted flight
throw off those chains
         set yourself free
take to the air
         no more despair

in small steps
         she began
to forgive herself
         to remember who she was
not who she'd become
         everyday more feathers grew
first in little nubs then in sprouts
         as if by magic
her wings bloomed anew
         her muscles retrained
after many crash landings and falls
         Quetzalli took to air
stronger in every way
         never to be grounded
again



Vuelo Imposible
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note: Quetzalli

Pronunciation
IPA: /ketsalli/
Etymology
quetza "to stand up" + -lli
Noun
quetzalli
A quetzal feather. Something precious.




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