Bird

Your need lingered over me, Demanding and squalling, Drowning me in your Chaotic desperation, And suffocating the memories We might have made. Though you heard, You would not listen To the pleadings Of long lost visions, Even as they danced Before your eyes. Then you mistook My vulnerabilities For weaknesses, And mounted your encapsulation With grand fortitude, Masquerading as love. My belief in you Was shattered By those bruised moments, Irretrievably committed To the dedication Of your definition. So came the day When your audacity Compelled my strength And I would not surrender To your abuse, Regardless of your lies. Now a powerful bird finds This place heartbreaking, For the soaring dignity That will never be - Because I will not allow My wings to be clipped.