Jonathan Rentler
flight begins
when you see
beyond the bars
of gold
no use pecking
for your beaks
gone weak
with drink
your wings
molted bare
so sing & swing
but know
melodies aren’t
freedom keys
& seed dries crusty
on your red breast
the pool
too shallow
for a plunge
Jonathan Rentler is the author of the chapbook Times Square Words# 1 (Yonkers International Press/Blurb 2017). His work has appeared in LOLA, Babbling of the Irrational, Fickle Muses, I-70, Ganymede, Unlikely Stories 2.0, and Midnight Muse.
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