Poem 1
A living ball of fur Hanging from a tree branch Upside down Huddled around family Beautiful fur The color of sands and sunsets Resting the eyes as the sun rises Dark leathery wings Wrapped around a body Comforting the flying fox The elusive bat A child watches on the other side of the glass A child looks upon a warm family A child looks upon a thing of beauty A child's heart is limping Full of regret Full of uncertainty Full of pain A child wonders A child wonders if they could have trusted their heart Their loves Their mind A child wonders if they could be at peace Like the bats A child wonders if they could feel that warmth again The warmth of their own skin The warmth that could have been theirs The warmth that was theirs The warmth they seek to know again Looking upon the orange and yellow sky Looking upon tiny reflections of heaven on a billion blades of grass Looking upon what they once loved What they once cherished What they once lived for What they want to live for ...