Clipped Wings

I came to the earth with clipped wings 

Already fallen 

I was but a shell waiting to rise again to my former prominence 

Born into innocence and sin my path was chosen 

The struggle of life is but a figment of your reality 

Is it really a struggle or missed opportunities we’ve missed and are paying for 

Maybe we should try listening 

Listening to the soft song of the mourning dove 

The music of the morning when God has yet again given us breath 

I came to earth with clipped wings 

A sinner upon birth 

I was born to love unconditionally 

Society told me to love selectively 

Denying my fellow beings the love that they need 

They told me to love as Christ loves, but at the same time they said it’s relative 

The double speak of simple minded humans, who don’t know permanence only temporary lust 

They say it’s me against the world, but I have little humans to think of 

I can no longer be selfish 

I came to earth with clipped wings 

Imperfect 

But perfectly human 

Tony L. Jefferson, Jr. 2014