Written for: Sunday Whirl #433
Words: choke, jump, open, sin, fly, grounds, hunger, story, filling, try, fire, line
Jump as high
off the ground
as you wish,
but just try
to fly. There
is a fine line
between wishing
and accomplishing.
You are not a
bird with pinions.
Imagine prisoners
filling cells
for their sins
or not. How hungry
they must be
for wide space,
and open air.
Recycled air
is stale, pales
faces, dries
throats. Some-
times feels like
choking on fire.
What stories
can they tell?
They can jump
as high off
the ground as
they wish, but
they cannot fly.
