The Insomnia of a Swallow
Posted: 12 Oct 2021, 00:41
The Insomnia of a Swallow
I followed you everywhere. I longed
for you to fly to me like a swallow
to its favorite branch. More often
you either hid in the branches
hearing my voice, or flew to the roof
searching for a better choice...
someone who could leave your heart
fluttering like feathers
in a burst of wind. Good luck, darling.
That's unlikely.
It's not the way the world works.
I won't take solace from it either.
It will be heart wrenching
seeing you left alone, hovering
over someone else...who won't
acknowledge your shadow...
and all your friends saddened,
unable to help you,
and you as miserable as I was,
like a swallow who can’t sleep
at night, its territory flooded
with bright lights.
I followed you everywhere. I longed
for you to fly to me like a swallow
to its favorite branch. More often
you either hid in the branches
hearing my voice, or flew to the roof
searching for a better choice...
someone who could leave your heart
fluttering like feathers
in a burst of wind. Good luck, darling.
That's unlikely.
It's not the way the world works.
I won't take solace from it either.
It will be heart wrenching
seeing you left alone, hovering
over someone else...who won't
acknowledge your shadow...
and all your friends saddened,
unable to help you,
and you as miserable as I was,
like a swallow who can’t sleep
at night, its territory flooded
with bright lights.