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I Had Wings
April 25, 2018
I had wings
To soar the sky
'Til my feathers fell off
An issue I couldn’t deny
But chose I would not dwell
I had wings to escape
'Til they put me in a cage
As much as I wanted to leave
I resided with rage
I had wings to fly
From every passerby
Higher and higher
Further and further
I became lost in the sky
Not a bird nor a fly
I had wings
Feathers so light
Ready for flight
To escape my plight
'Til my feathers fell
'Til the last one dropped
And I could fly no longer
So I finally walked
© Erek S., Wolfforth, TX
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This piece was originally written and inspired by reading from The Very Old Man with Enormous Wings by Gabriel Garcia Marquez my sophomore year of high school. As a project, we had to write a poem. This poem flowed out of me so easily and beautifully. I wrote it in 15 minutes. Sometimes our best work comes out quickly.