MY TINY LITTLE WINGS

Iam1ItchyLizzard

I'VE NEVER BEEN SO WELL ENDOWED

NOR

HAVE I EVER BEEN SO LOUD AND PROUD 

OF 

MY TINY LITTLE WINGS 

I'VE ALWAYS SORTA JUST KEPT THEM A SECRET .

THEY NEVER REALLY KEPT ME UP IN FLIGHT ..., 

WELL ,

ONLY AT NIGHT .

THEY COULD NEVER TAKE ME TO A LANDING STRIP,

SO THAT I MIGHT 

TAKE FLIGHT AGAIN.

MY TINY LITTLE WINGS ,

THEY'RE NOT ANYTHING GRAND OR GROTESQUE,

BUT THEY ARE MINE AND SO I THINK

THAT PERHAPS

IF I WRAP MYSELF WITHIN THE STRENGTH 

OF 

MY TINY LITTLE WINGS ..,

THAT ONE DAY THEY WILL MAKE ME SOAR

MY TINY LITTLE WINGS 

 

d.w,Hopkins

7/2026

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  • sorenbarrett

    Clever and well written the write is a good metaphor and well done

  • Mutley Ravishes

    Keep stretching those wings, and they'll grow for sure, in many ways.

    • Iam1ItchyLizzard

      I stretch them every day as much as I can ...,



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