I was an orphan from the start
As an egg lain
in another's nest
so was I
A rare bird indeed
unlike my fellow nestlings
Featherless
Flightless
weighted down
by the gravity
of my situation
I peer over the edge
afraid no one will be there
to catch me
or break my fall
Fall
It will be here
soon enough
As an egg lain
in another's nest
so was I
A rare bird indeed
unlike my fellow nestlings
Featherless
Flightless
weighted down
by the gravity
of my situation
I peer over the edge
afraid no one will be there
to catch me
or break my fall
Fall
It will be here
soon enough