I’m confused
Which one is you:
The wide-eyed bird
Perched on wire
Like a soldier
Guarding his territory?
The bird taking off
In terror
Turning his back on
Possibility and commitment?
Which one is me:
The petrified bird
Clinging to certainty
The steady and solid
The unchanged?
The bird in flight
Venturing away
Gleefully
Seeking the uncharted
The infinite?
Such a great poem! The tension in it is wonderful and surprising.