flying – Words and Feathers

icarian sibling (20170106)

i trusted the earth
to catch me as i plummeted
my wings dissolving
when i realized
i had no instinct
to soar

i was not disappointed
in her embrace

we have some moonlight–
the only clothes we can bear
when we tremble side to side

your heart is a bird
shuddering and flying free
you draw me soaring after

—–

down through a blanket of clouds
ears popping
and the pressure between the eyes
reminding me
that i am home