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Fly Home to Our Nest

In time an arms length away

I flew into the bird cage

Seeking a nest, following the others

As we connected and made it homely

The bars changed into windows

And doors 

Then a place where we were all happy, together

Now, after two years of friendships, new and old

The cage-turned-community, near-sighted

Closed its eyes and turning away from the inevitable 

Then the day hit 25 

Everyone, dressed up

Dancing our hearts away

Turning blind eyes to the looming warmth of hottest season

Then the lights turned on

And the music stopped

Our hearts stopped too

Our eyes losing their lids, forced to witness the end

Our hearts, reminiscing 

One by one, each bird left the nest, heavy-hearted

All unready, some with resignation, some with acceptance, to migrate so soon

Some flapping off together in search of new things

Others flying off to new nests

Even some soaring off alone

Leaving the hollowed nest

For the next generation to find and transform

So even if we meet new birds and find a new nest

We will never forget Our Nest

8th gradebirdfarewellgraduatefree verse

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