Feathers to Consider
Check the Microphone His tongue has wings, his eyes a jar of rumors. Give him an audience and he’ll poison a flock. Be careful what your ears are fed. It’s hard to lose the weight of assumptions. ©Susie Clevenger 2022 A Cage is a Cage Pretty wire doesn’t make a cage warmer. It doesn’t matter how much glitter is on the wings, the song will always cry freedom. ©Susie Clevenger 2022 The Shadow in My Voice Testing shadows to see how loud I can crow. It’s in dark places you learn the strength of your wings. ©Susie Clevenger 2022 Owning the Glass Check your reflection. You may not be pleased when someone else holds the mirror. ©Susie Clevenger 2022 The Sunday Muse #206