Flightless

I am a bird trapped in this body
My feathers no longer free me
Nor does the air I once soared through
 
I long for the day my wings lift my spirits again
 
I am grounded, permanently
While my home is the sky, I am homeless
My body aches for movement but I am still
 
The sky is my friend, my family; I have nothing left
 
I try; I jump, I flutter, all in vain
All I want is to catch the wind in my feathers
Without my love and my life I wish only for death
 
I try again, I jump
 
I fall and do not fly