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The Gilded Bird & The Swallowed Key
June 18, 2010
You are the slowed hands
of an analog clock.
The echoing silence
and reverberating shock.
Nothing at all
and every insignificant thing.
Beating heart held together
by unraveling string.
A face in a crowd,
silent & on fire.
Wings weighed down by those
who want to fly higher.
Words held back
by suffocating hands.
Tripping over chaos
to meet their demands
You are frustrated & used
& a lot like me.
The gilded bird
& the swallowed key.
© Natalie C., Boise, ID
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Beck said...
on Jul. 14 2010 at 11:59 pm
I lovelovelove this poem. I hope it gets published girly!
