Whitebird

D. Morningstar

 Where can I send this dove in my heart? 

He’s bloodied and battered 

Yet, still has that spark 

That spark that warns of a flood 

That spark that beckons for blood 

Yet, I love his tragedy so much 

I let out this dove when I feel that I must 

When I know he won’t hurt me 

When no one is close and the silence is burning

When I’m alone in my room and my body is filthy

When the room has a silence, yet I’m thrashing and screaming

When I’m hellbent and furious and no one comes near me 

Because if I let him out again 

When I’m open and free and allowing light in 

He will be bloodied and slain and lied to by friends

He will be plucked out of the sky and hit by the rain His wings will be heavy and he will return where I lay To bring me bad news again on that day

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