Beyond the cell block
Frigid barren cinderblock
Clanging metal monstrosities
That threaten her hold on life
Flit feathered swaths of color
Glimpsed bursts of joy
Pulsing wingbeats that ground
Beneath the crosshatched cage
Stark steel-roofed pen
Orange clad clouded souls
Stretch concrete prone
Absorbing precious rays
Steal brazen avian visitors
Pecking away at despair
Between the floating clouds
Rec yard shifting slideshow
Wing shifting shadows
Promises of vitality
Waft disembodied chirps
Unencumbered song
Whisper tweets for peace
Alongside the gravel track
(In open air of faux freedom)
Feathered friends accompany
Her solitary circular trek
Skittishly silent witnesses
Or raucous commentators
On her tear-stained miles
Within the fenced confines
Skunk-smoke drenched environs
Where pounding figure eights
Beat away re-entry’s terror
‘Hood’s impervious denizens
Flock unfettered to join her
In the ghetto frat house yard
Among the multitudinous trees
Populating nunnery’s grounds
Lonely driven rambles
In search of rejuvenation
Discover her everpresent companions
Surreptitious or broadcast
Winged touchstones of hope
I really like this one. Fluid, yet divided and progressive.
I especially like,
“…brazen avian visitors
Pecking away at dispair.”
Dude.
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