A Million and One Feathers

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I wish I could be free. I wish I could fly, soar through the clouds without worrying about the next time I’ll fall.

I always fall. It’s inevitable the way my wings will only carry me so far. So far until I plummet back to earth shattering my bones and my dreams.

I got close once, only once. So close I could touch the silver lining. So close I could smell success.

Then it started to rain. The water droplets weighed down my feathers and I fell, the same way I always do.

Sometimes I wish I could be free, like a bird.