Scarlet Tanager

Scarlet Tanager



Pecks the wasp and tilts its head



Then swallows it whole

"Fire"

Fire


Light, inspire


Arousing, exciting

Stir with growing intensity
Passion

"Fire"

Fire


Hot, unruly


Insulting, badgering


Hurting from every single blow


Painful

"Breaking Out"

I wanna, I wanna get out.

Climb from this hole to raw ground longing to feel virgin air.

Breathe the breath that is meant, from the time that is spent

Toiling on the earth from which I came.

I wanna, I wanna explore.

Jump off this cliff and free fall onto an uncharted path.

Go the distance it takes, til creation awakes

And takes off with a life of its own.

I wanna, I wanna chuckle.

Forcefully swim through the old, mangled, rusted, steel trap door.

Cackle at the trials, swim the whole damn mile

Lifting up the finds for all to use.