When you are a fledgling bird with someone,
the sudden withdrawal must hurt deep.
When you are taught to trust someone's presence
and you open your wellsprings to them,
a sudden removal must pierce deep.
You free child
You who loves with stubbornness
with clenched fists
with a buzzing in your ears
When you were unceremoniously dropped into the water
it must have hurt
I see your eyes
And lead you home.
To me.