Bird of Prey
By Matthew Feeney
His paper-thin wings
Flapping & fluttering
News of his presence
Protecting the prison
From sea gulls & Stool pigeons
Cutting waves on invisible currents
Ducking, dodging, & diving
Frozen in flight
Unable to fold his stiff wings
Reading crinkles in the air
Feverishly writing invisible cursive loops
Eternally equidistant
In the deep blue sky
Reliant on the breeze
Bound by an invisible tether
Like me, unable to escape
This paper Kite pretending to be a predator
Authors Note: Inspired by a realistic hawk-shaped kite permanently attached to a pole above our prison
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