kiwi

bird in search of sky

your wingspan consumes clouds

blinded when too high 

instincts intertwined with greed

grasping at the infinite 

until failure bleeds 

prison is perspective 

incarcerated inside a dome

birds eye view, two feet land alone

nesting into Neverland 

 cracked speckled-sparrow shells

hatched a new hell 

dangerous heights

humbling arrogant wings 

into a faithless flight 

wind resistance whips while

high altitude wipes the oxygen 

from expansive lips

crash landing

friction suffocated by soil 

heaven spoiled: grounded by gravity

bird in search of a cage 

where safety is ensured 

and rage is contained 

you crave control 

in the comforting ways 

lying in your limited domain

collapse of your wings

aids in the aversion

of harmful things 

rested in human palm

impossible to differentiate between desires

when you are finally wanted 

you traded your wings 

for the gravity of belonging

to earthly beings 

behind metal ribs

you peak through the bars

beak pecking between the chasm of choice 

an illusion of noise

where entropy expands 

born with wings not hands

unable to grasp

the mystical

mist of wet winds

you chose this simplicity

you chose to observe 

you chose to be a flightless bird