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River rushing below bluffs
River rushing below bluffs
written July 7th, 2021
I dream of the bluffs
we visited that day
river rushing below
demarcating freedom
these years of practicing
flying away across fields
in preparation for this night
have made my wings strong
can I reach the bluffs?
float out over the river below?
escape these fields and rows
encompassing my life
I fly towards my future
until wings collapse trembling
on the edge of becoming
or breaking into pieces
I fall to the ground
Not to the bluffs
and river rushing below
not this time
but one night soon
with these wings made strong.
written July 7th, 2021
I dream of the bluffs
we visited that day
river rushing below
demarcating freedom
these years of practicing
flying away across fields
in preparation for this night
have made my wings strong
can I reach the bluffs?
float out over the river below?
escape these fields and rows
encompassing my life
I fly towards my future
until wings collapse trembling
on the edge of becoming
or breaking into pieces
I fall to the ground
Not to the bluffs
and river rushing below
not this time
but one night soon
with these wings made strong.
Published 19th Jul 2021
Author's Note
Growing up amidst the cornfields of rural Illinois, and the bluffs along the Mississippi River. That line about "wings made strong" was in another poem, but the poem didn't achieve what I wanted. Maybe this one comes closer.
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19th Jul 2021 7:00pm
Yes, every night I unfurl my wings and test the currents. Evocatively beautiful.
