The Showing

A Poem

Rebeca Ansar
Nov 5 · 1 min read

the coveted bird
caged to keep
in case of need.

company will arrive.
the guests will gather.
cookies will be served.
tea will be sipped.

this is why wings
were invented

to fly away from
all the nonsense.

Rebeca Ansar

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B.A. South Asian Studies| B.A. Cognitive Science| Exploring the human condition through writing | Hyphenated American |Intersectional Feminist | rebecaansar.com

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