Prey

One single step in the wrong direction

And I’m once more just a selfless wreck.

I brave storms and small discretions,

But heavy words loop around my neck.

Their voices cut my ears like blades.

A moment more, and I’ll lose my balance.

The horizon paints my city jade.

I hear them scream as I lift my talons.

A curse is trapped between the whispers,

And their tongues make my feathers bleed.

Lies land like ashes on white whiskers.

I guess some people cannot be freed.

-Jackie