Origami Birds

Tiny hands are
paper folding
Mastering her
origami

Birds are made
with careful creases
Left to perch
in silent rooms

Misty breeze
let them fly
Through the fields of
chamomile

Fingers numb
from turning pages
Finding wings
to brave the weather

Folding feels like
it’s never ending
Paper hearts
are ripping now

Misty breeze
let them fly
Through the fields of
chamomile

Tears are soaking
paper bodies
Wings subdued
with feathers falling

Flapping hard
but going nowhere
Claws hang loose
in misery

Misty breeze
let them fly
Through the fields of
chamomile

Look up at the blue sky
Calling out to the universe
Let hope guide them through the space
Through the morning
Through the night

Misty breeze
let them fly
Through the fields of
chamomile

Carry them
soft and high
Let their fragile dreams
survive