Broken Wings

How many times can wings be broken?

How many times the feather strewn

The bones shattered and poked out from the skin

How many times I can see the ground

Speeding swiftly before my eyes

The sharp intake of breath I take

Knowing the impact is near

The sound of my body on the earth

And broken wings yet again

How many times for real

Apparently the answer is "not enough"

As I stood on the cliff once again

The tears not even dried yet

The bones not even healed yet

The wings are all crooked and weird

But the smile, the goddamn smile

Here is the world and the world is mine

Even if I fall yet again the flight is worth it

Because human is the most beautiful thing

The earth has ever seen

And I'll fly over and over again

I'll crash over and over again

Just to experience what it's like to be human

To see how beautiful they truly are

Wings outstretched

Arms open wide

The crown stays on

Let me fly again.

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