Fall Down Fledgling

She wakes up
in the morning
for the sunrise
just to see it
fall
d
o
w
n
come night

She is quartering
her dreams
and false hopes
upon a ship
called
r
e
a
l
i
t
y
She, the girl
who has everything
parents like
b
i
r
d
s
regurgitating
things like
dollars & cents
cars & a house
education
a no struggle future
into her
p
o
c
k
e
t
s
Parent like undying
hearts who love
her unconditionally
giving her
a world
u
n
r
e
a
l
to most people

Parents who have
given her
the
s
t
a
r
s
and the
m
o
o
n
She doesn't fear
being the fall
down
f
l
e
d
g
l
i
n
g
not when she
has parents
like
p
a
r
a
c
h
u
t
e
s
She, the girl
who has
everything
h
a
n
g
s
onto emotional words
that reveal a
s
e
c
r
e
t
that swells
like an eagre
in her
h
e
a
r
t
an ocean
overflowing
with letters that
spell
t
r
u
t
h
one can have
everything
and still have
n
o
t
h
i
n
g
important but
the nauseant
silver spoon
t
a
s
t
e
which doesn't satisfy
the need to share
her heart
she'll
t
r
a
d
e
the taste
to have
it
a
l
l
Even a fall down
fledgling
can learn to FLY on her own heart…

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