wing
raze
he
was
born
with
one
and
only
one
a
feathered
forelimb
where
flesh
and
bone
should
have
been
it
was
beautiful
but
inoperative
none
of
his
efforts
to
leave
the
ground
amounted
to
much
more
than
slow
awkward
circles
cut
into
the
dirt
by
feet
fed
a
steady
diet
of
false
hope
so
he
had
it
surgically
removed
traded
it
in
for
experience
points
in
the
game
of
life
and
was
left
with
an
interesting
scar
to
field
questions
about
at
bareback gatherings
why
yes
i
used
to
have
a
wing
there
but
i
couldn't
fly
not
ever
not
at
all
and
what's
your
story
?
250822
what's it to you?
who
go
blather
from