shatter

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I stand on the edge.

I look down, and I know

If I fall, I'll die.

I look up, and I see,

All the way up,

Up in the sky,

I can see you.

You can fly.

If you can, can I?

Maybe. I have to try.

I get ready. Bend my knees

And prepare to jump.

And for a moment, I fly.

Soar up, up, into the air.

I beat my wings,

But they are heavy, cumbersome,

They drag me down, down,

And I'm falling.

And on my way down,

It finally makes sense.

I am broken.

I thought I was fixed.

But I'm not.

And I fall.

The ground rushes up to meet me.

And I shatter.

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