The Sickly Bird

Mine flaps and falls while yours glides and soars;
I can’t match in my heart what you have in yours. 
And if there’s anything we don’t have time for
It’s brand new paint on a cracking floor.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2017

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July 10, 2017 at 12:11 PM
I enjoyed reading this poem--especially the last two lines.
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July 4, 2017 at 8:21 AM
What a great metaphor. I like theis short powerful poem. Welcome to PoetrySoup :)
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July 4, 2017 at 11:25 PM
Thank you Brother :)
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