I am soul,
I am patient.
I have sworn
to listen.
I remember
the peacetime,
when we traverse
our lives

I will,
I will die

I still live
in the nest.
I am hungry,
my neck stretched.
One more worm
out her mouth,
and I m running
aground.

I will,
I will fly

How my wings divide,
how long they ve waited to be tried!
How my mouth is full of sky,
How unlike peacetime.

If I m ever greedy,
If I m ever helpless,
I ve forgotten that many
of my lessons are timeless.
I am human, I am alive
but I m mostly unkind.
I have sworn to be patient
I have sworn to listen.

I will,
I will learn.