A voice calls to me
from beyond this world:
"Wake up," it says.
"How long will you waste time,
rooted to earth,
crawling, staggering,
dragging through mud and nettles?
"Have you forgotten you have wings?"
I have forgotten.
"Then remember, now.
See how beautiful they are,
how strong!
"Spread them,
stretch them,
beat them once, twice, three times.
Feel yourself lift,
weightless and airborne.
"Then we...
yes, we...
will together soar,
together and always.
"It is for this
you were made."
And we float and arc,
wheel and tumble,
laughing, free, pure...
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