Bird Bones

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Delicate little bones.
Freedom for the bird,
A chamber for me.

Bird bones in my arms,
My legs, my ribs, my fingers.
Fragile and delicate,
One touch and I'm shattered into pieces.

Inside this bird bone body,
A bird bone cage,
For my bird bone heart.

-JRR

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