Dream deferred

Yesterday I saw a Sparrow lying on the ground

By the way he lay I knew that he was gone

I walked over to where that which had held him lay

Bending on my knees to get an even closer look

Hoping I believe that there was something I could do to be of service

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It’s easy to mend a wing that has been broken

You can take a broken leg place it in a cast and before too long

Healing will naturally happen

What do you do when a heart has died?

When oxygen no longer flows

When the life force dries up and refuse to be suffuse that which it once did

Do you see and look away

Pretend it’s just another day

Do you continue going on your way

Silently saying oh such a shame, or even what a waste

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Yesterday I saw a Sparrow lying on the ground

Today I look and saw a child’s dream lying on the ground.