SCARED

SCARED

I had to spread my wings

Which are different from wings of others

Instead of flying away

It meant flying back home

I had to spread my wings

After having been away for so long

And I was scared

I was so scared

What if they didn't want me

He said they didn't

Would he be right?

Would they reject me?

What if they didn't want me

They once gave me away

To him, to him

And he to others

I had to spread my wings

And landed in their backyard

We circled each other

Wary at times

But they all say they want me

They say: land, fold your wings

And try, we all try

We try very hard

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Meme by Mel Leach

Poem by Darren White

With the aid of Am Razvi

October 9, 2016