The Sharp End of a Feather

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The nest seemed so big when I was a wee baby bird.
Mama bird fed me and kept me warm and safe from predators
And then
I showed signs of broken bones
I couldn't fly how she wanted
I couldn't chirp how she wanted
And suddenly she didn't keep me warm and safe from predators
She made me fly even though it was lopsided
She made me chirp even though it was broken and warbled
My bones didn't heal right and I'll never fly properly
My voice didn't heal right and I'll never chirp properly
The nest seems so small now
Suffocating
I want to learn to fly on my own,
To get help for the bones that never healed right
To get help for the voice that never sounded right
But everything must be under her watch
And if I try to leave the nest?
The predators will get me