dirty bird

still connected

until off

and out of touch

then disconnected

until touched

back down

spread out

in open air

while up

and away

until tunneled

and dug deep down

upon a return

earthward

left in all

directions

with wings

while met with

the resistance

of mass

that requires strength

to push away

what has taken

the space already

so needing the light

lifted wing nature

of a bird

to live a life up

and out of it only

to return and find

your wings useless

for pushing aside dirt

and debris, needing

to eat and weigh

yourself down to life

in a world of mass

heavier than air