Wing Stubs

This was where you first bled

This was where you first cried

Where blood first mixed with water

and irons crystallized into bars

that held you caged

You who was once a bird

you who once flew farther than the clouds

Held down by regrets

and illusions of scars sticking out

from where wings used to be

You who once braved the night

and burned brighter than fireflies

clinging to memories of iron and salt

finding solace in the dark

Ashamed of the light

and afraid to trust the wind

anymore with your secrets.