The Burdens of Wings

As a young child I went to the zoo I loved the beauty of nature and the creatures that I had never before set my eyes on I remember a regal bird perched upon a tree I remember the way it looked at the world as if he were challenging it He looked out over the horizon And didn't move Not once I asked my mother why the bird was not flying She told me he couldn't use his wings How awful not to be able to use such a power For the power to soar to the heavens Could soar away from you I don't know what happened to the birds wings But to this day I think about what it would be like to fly Fly away from my problems But instead the eagle had every burden tied to his back Sometimes the things you desire the most are the biggest burden to carry