She
She'd been sitting alone
I hardly noticed her at all
One day I began to cry
I didn't know why
She heard me
curled up
and sighed
Days dissolved
months
years
Her sighs turned into moans
then she began to scream
and she didn't stop
I could no longer ignore her
I turned to her
Finally I saw her
I recognized her
I knew exactly who she was
She showed me her talons
they were weak and brittle
She showed me her wings
they were weak and brittle
I watched as she shed her skin
I was no longer me
She was no longer she
we were one
I walked into the moist
the muddy
woods
I remembered the song of the rain
I sharpened my talons
I caressed my wings


