Wings

Sometime, it's just not worth the pain

 

I open my eyes and spread my wings

Fragile, delicate wings

I wonder at their beauty

That they could even belong

To someone like me

 

Tentatively I fan them

Testing their - my resilience

Gently I stretch them

Until they are unfurled

In full glory

 

Then you burst through the door

Twitching and fierce

A bundle of disbelieving energy

Tearing at the gossamer

Destroying my creation

 

As the shreds fall, feather-like, to the floor

I cry out in pain

And am lost once more until they grow again

The slender threads that hold

The real me

Reviews

[Fire Mage Andrea]

Beautiful poem - it's also good the way you portray the other person - "Then you burst through the door

Twitching and fierce

A bundle of disbelieving energy"

Also like that the wings grow again at the end

[MagiCrystal]

As the shreds fall, feather-like, to the floor

I cry out in pain

And am lost once more until they grow again

The slender threads that hold

The real me
My fav.. lines.. are these they speak loud..
and they are magical ... Love the poem.. Highlight... it.. hehehe.. 100 %

[shadadakiya]

that is really beautiful its hard to live without yourself that's for sure nothing is worth taking that from you great write.

[Lyra H]

I love this...

[Jane Doe]

What a beautifully written piece...

'As the shreds fall, feather-like, to the floor

I cry out in pain

And am lost once more until they grow again

The slender threads that hold

The real me'

Those are great lines. A wonderful way to end it. Fantastic writing!

[Shannon]

That was a beautiful (and sad) poem :] I love the picture that you uploaded with it too, as it goes really well.