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Could Be a Bird

Laura Van Prooyen

Could be
a bird
would trade

its wings
for hands
for the chance

to grasp
this mango
and lift it
to the tongue

feathers
for fingers
opposable

thumbs
for the chance
to hold

a pencil
and scrawl
goodbye

even
at the expense
of flight.



Laura Van Prooyen

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