Alcatraz

it wasn't
a prison
or even
a cage

she was
the bird
woman
that

flew
away
in so
many

ways
as a
crow
so

a chess
piece be
came one
and the

leaves of
branches
of a tree
bearing

nothing but
a nudity of
leaves be
came a

murder
perhaps
that's why
she's doing

time
Copyright © | Year Posted 2019

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Pigeon Tart Avatar
November 28, 2019 at 7:18 AM
Trippin' clever one. Delighted to inspire x
Connelly Avatar
November 28, 2019 at 5:49 PM
Maureen you must be a Muse of some sort. Thank you.
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