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Wings MAG

By Anonymous

   If I had wings I'd be free.

I would soar above the world,

and look down upon the miserable earthenbound folk

as they went about their mundane lives.



If I had wings I would dive and glide;

I would swoop and plummet and float,

lazily across the sky.



If I had wings I would be happy.

As a nomad of wind I could travel and roam,

The birds as my brothers, the sky as my home.

The eagles' aeries would not be forbidden,

I would be special.

I would be different.

But to science, I could not be.



Captured and caged to the knife I would go;

The scientists would see what made my blood flow.

My wings and my life would be immortalized in ink,

and my remains? ...Into the sink!

I'm almost glad that I cannot fly.



If I had wings I would die.



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on Jun. 12 2011 at 4:06 pm
remembermeplz PLATINUM, Friend, Nebraska
36 articles 10 photos 230 comments

Favorite Quote:
"when the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace" -- Jimi Hendrix

        =)

on Jun. 11 2011 at 10:43 pm
Angel_Williams BRONZE, Alton, Missouri
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Favorite Quote:
"The silence scares me cuz screams the truth" - P!nk

I cant help but think the same way. I agree with you 100%

on Apr. 29 2011 at 12:01 am
remembermeplz PLATINUM, Friend, Nebraska
36 articles 10 photos 230 comments

Favorite Quote:
"when the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace" -- Jimi Hendrix

I love it!I have always wanted wings but I never thought of it that way and it is so true!

The flow of it is perfect,Amazing work =D


on Nov. 25 2010 at 8:14 pm
I loved it sooo much I wish I could fly but that changes my perspective on things though. Good point thanx.

on Nov. 25 2010 at 5:15 am
summer.x BRONZE, Singapore, Other
4 articles 1 photo 13 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadows.&quot;<br /> <br /> &quot;Life isnt about how many breaths you take... its about the moments that take you&#039;re breath away.&quot;

just like the myth. very nice!

on Dec. 8 2009 at 5:27 pm
ShernayB. DIAMOND, Southfield, Michigan
62 articles 1 photo 881 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Some things will never change&quot;---Tupac

great! love it!