A Bird Struggling To Fly

A broken bird repeatedly tries to leap into the wind to fly away only to have its freedom denied. Desperate, it forcefully flaps its wings, propelling itself to sever the string that tethers it down to earth... but is continually shedding its feathers And no one is around to see it struggle, no one to cut the string binding its legs. If only this songbird could speak, it'd tell any soul in sight its true plight This helpless bird, a lonely woman... trapped with man she doesn't love, and vice versa. She longs to fly the coop and finally taste the open air but is tethered to controlling husband with money to burn; she cursed by financial dependency. Date written and submitted: 08/22/2019