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Pruned Not Severed
Half winged images
hopeless
of flight
believing
insufficient
to bestow
delight
Fluttering in shadows
reluctance
to fly
disgraced
and shameful
reticent
to try
Hesitant to soar
averse
to fail
distraught
and untrusting
of what
may avail
Pruned not severed
capable
of aviation
when joined
together
and merely lifted
from isolation
hopeless
of flight
believing
insufficient
to bestow
delight
Fluttering in shadows
reluctance
to fly
disgraced
and shameful
reticent
to try
Hesitant to soar
averse
to fail
distraught
and untrusting
of what
may avail
Pruned not severed
capable
of aviation
when joined
together
and merely lifted
from isolation
Published 2nd May 2017
| Edited 26th Feb 2023
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3rd May 2017 7:20pm
The title itself almost says it all, then the poem points to various aspects to take the reader deeper. Nice.
4th May 2017 10:55am
Thank you kindly Josh...always for your support! A bit outside my usual form but I like the message I hopefully conveyed...We are not broken and can fly together:)
5th May 2017 5:19pm
I really enjoyed this very positive outlook - I am not sure I can join you in it - I am an old cynic. I can however take your message and apply it to my mental state where at times I am able to soar inside my head :-)
truly inspirational :-)
truly inspirational :-)
5th May 2017 6:28pm
Thank you David..."Broken crayons still colour" And you still shine especially as you continue to write! xx Mel
