takeoff
ovenbird
I
wonder
if
this
is
what
dying
is
like
–the
airborne
pieces
of
me
moving
through
liquid
sky
,
a
cirrus
river
rushing
overhead
,
then
rebirth
into
blinding
light
.
I
think
I
could
abide
such
a
death
,
if
it
was
gentle
enough
,
if
the
air
currents
stayed
stable
beneath
my
broken
wings
.
I
could
turn
my
face
to
my
life's
last
sun
and
go
willingly
into
its
searing
gleam
,
but
only
if
you
promise
to
meet
me
in
the
place
where
we
can
shed
our
bodies
like
snow
-heavy
coats
,
and
discover
who
we
are
under
all
the
weight
of
living
.
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what's it to you?
who
go
blather
from