"Wind beneath my wings"
A line from a song
I used to sing
Other lines faded into obscurity
Within the maze of my mind
Like prehistoric cave paintings
Fading with the passage of time
When I was young
I spread my wings
Felt the wind of fate
Lifting me up
Like a baby on a swing
It lifted me up,
oh so gently
Became a tempest
oh so momentarily
Up and down did I go
Floated in and out
Benevolence and destruction,
Two sides of the same coin
Like the serene river flows
And, then floods the banks
And destroys everything
When it overflows
I screamed with joy
When it lifted me high
I screamed in pain
When it brought me down
Felt like being enshrined in a tomb
Where I could hardly breath
Inhaling deep during ephemeral joys
Holding it during enduring pains
Had a life where the sun used to shine
I wanted more
Didn't notice when I crossed into
The prohibited place marked with
"End of Need now
You are Entering Greed"
Finally feeling empty and tired
One day I closed my wings
Crashed landing on terra firma hurt so bad
But, she took me in her lap
Like a mother
Welcoming her wayward child back
Now I stand
With firm ground beneath my feet
I don't crave the lift
I feel content with who I am
I feel so happy with what I have
I no longer feel like an adrenaline junky
Riding a flimsy boat on a choppy sea
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Author:
Rebellion In Sanity (Pseudonym) (
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- Category: Reflection
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Comments2
Great write
Hi Tony, thank you for the read and your kind words of appreciation. Regards Bhaskar
You're welcome , and best regards
As a young person I had lucid dreams of flying and there was nothing better I could hear it in this poem. I know the metaphor is more but found this impressive
Hi Soren, thank you for the read and for leaving behind your thoughts - they help me understand whether the poem resonated with others. Thanks again. Regards Bhaskar
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