The Starling

I wrote this poem years ago, and my buddy Aaron turned it into a stunning song- check it out! He's sick-nasty talented.

http://www.myspace.com/eloffox/music/songs/the-starling-mp3-80423095

The Starling (Original poem)

A starling, in my heart confined,
Escaped upon a sudden sigh
That I relinquished recklessly.

It battered through my chest, the sky
It sought, it fought, it longed to find.
It turned my inner set awry.

From out my hollow throat coldly
Blew fresh, free air the bird did spy
And burst towards where that bright blue shined.

I swallowed hard, I held my breath
‘Til starling was as still as death
Locked carefully back inside my breast.