She sits here forlorn

On the edge of her nest

The others have flown

But here still she’ll rest

Her cries they are plaintive

Alone and in fear

Blue sky and blue water

So far and so near

She preens all her feathers

As she listens in awe

The others are free

But she’s held by a flaw

For reasons unknown

She cannot take flight

Held to the earth

By feelings of fright

Perhaps then tomorrow

She will take to the sky

If not then her future

Is here she will die