Tragedy of The Missing Little Feathers

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Tragedy of The Missing Little Feathers

Lost in free flight while not thinking

Birds have been known to fly right

Fluffy white feathers fall off

Detach from the wing in slow motion

Fall ever so gently so innocently

Earth is their destination

Slow, non-emotional, drifting light things

Flow to and fro to the movement

In air, velocity means everything

On oceans miles away

Waves find a path to destruction

Cold winds, feathers lift, drop in

Go limp, drown, then sink

Lost in free flight while not thinking

Birds know to fly without missing a beat