Page 32 - North Star Literary & Art Magazine

Wing Stubs
Ephriam Fosu
This was where you first bled
This was where you first cried
Where blood first mixed with water and irons crystallized into bars that held you caged
You, who were once a bird
You, who once flew farther than the clouds
Held down by regrets
and illusions of scars sticking out from where wings used to be You who once braved the night
and burned brighter than fireflies clinging to memories
of iron and salt finding solace in the dark
Ashamed of the light
and afraid to trust the wind
anymore with your secrets
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