She bends her arms to look like wings.

I caught them
Eating her Wings
Trying to make her more "stable."

And taking away
What she has been graced with.

When all her feathers are gone,
I wonder if she will still reach for the sky
With that same look in her eyes.

That look that defines hope.

“Why can’t I taste the clouds anymore?”
She sings.

Now starting to realize her dilemma.
I fear she will bend her arms to look like wings,
And break them in her attempt.

Thus,
I will hold her up
So she never finds out what she has lost.
So she can still feel the breeze
Break against her body.

Because I can't picture the sky
With out the soft outline
Of her silhouette.

More comments:

• On Thursday, May 21, 2009, surething (78) wrote:
  
  this is a beautiful lament, truly beautiful in its capture of the feeling
  
  
• On Sunday, January 11, 2009, empty_remains (84) wrote:
  
  the most warm and heart rending poems i've ever come across. beautiful doesn't do your work justice!
  
  
• On Tuesday, December 2, 2008, Lylani (146) wrote:
  
  Heartbreakingly beautiful
  
  
• On Tuesday, November 4, 2008, Lavenia (123) wrote:
  
  i just found this piece now...it is so very amazing in the tragedy of heart-breaking beauty...i love it.. :-)
  
  
• On Sunday, August 24, 2008, BrokenAngel (57) wrote:
  
  Thus, I will hold her up So she never finds out what she has lost -that is beautiful. a heartbreaking love
  
  
• A former member wrote: Love it. Great write.
  
  
• On Monday, March 31, 2008, Reefer_rave (185) wrote:
  
  Going through my bookmarks on IE and can't believe i never left a comment..Fuck stability, I swear it causes just as many problems. I always love re-reading this.
  
  
• A former member wrote: Like reefer_rave said, fuck stability. Stability only means that you really, really KNOW how shitty this world truly is. Why survive in such a gray place when you can LIVE, even if you have to paint colors that you didn't know weren't there?
  
  
• On Friday, January 18, 2008, xserratedsoulx (248) wrote:
  
  i've gone back to this poem at least a half dozen times and it still gives me chills. every time. i still adore it.
  
  
• On Thursday, January 17, 2008, Miss Dahlia (209) wrote:
  
  i especially like /why can't I taste the clouds anymore/
  
  
• On Tuesday, November 27, 2007, A Better Way To Die (265) wrote:
  
  What a touching tragicly beautiful and inspiring piece. I love it.
  
  
• On Wednesday, November 21, 2007, NikesRain (1215) wrote:
  
  softly weeping beauty with a delicate heart catching ending... superb
  
  
• On Wednesday, November 21, 2007, xserratedsoulx (248) wrote:
  
  wow. i am speechless. that's really really good. i'm fav-ing it. i wish i could say something profound about it. but all i can think about is how i have goosebumps.
  
  
• On Monday, October 29, 2007, James_the_Saint (124) wrote:
  
  Heart breaking.
  
  
• On Tuesday, June 5, 2007, Tania (235) wrote:
  
  suprised ive never read this before..beautiful and graceful..'i caught them eating her wings' something haunting about that line.wonderful.
  
  
• On Tuesday, June 5, 2007, Moonflower (431) wrote:
  
  oooh so sad and beautiful. you have broken my heart. ;) just love this one so much.
  
  
• A former member wrote: Gods this is so dreamy and beautiful! It paints such a sad tragic picture. Well done.
  
  
• A former member wrote: wow this is amazing..i love it...i want to fave this...this will be faved once i upgrade
  
  
• On Sunday, January 28, 2007, Anna Helianthus (972) wrote:
  
  i love this.
  
  
• On Sunday, January 28, 2007, doll on the rag (206) wrote:
  
  admired. [+faved.]