Loss in Flight

There I fly, the feathers adorned on me shaking

The cold winds swarmed and warped around me.

A single breath could kill me

Or it could free me.

My light is gone now; no more it burns

The pressure on my chest is heavy.

My eyes squint as flakes crash against them

As though the whole world is pushing me from going any further.

Yet I pursue my path

Unsure if I even want to.

I lost the others

I don't know if they went ahead or behind.

How long has it been?

Am I even moving?

Finally I decide to give in; my feet touch the ground

I'm back to square one.

The world below the sky is just as slow

Bringing no difference as I walk.

I cry out

But nothing happens.

A sound to my left

I see my end.

It's not what I wanted

I can't go like this.

I must escape

Those claws aren't meant for me.

I give in and soar again

Escaping my end.

The wind seems colder

My feathers are almost gone.

Yet in the loss in flight

I carry on.