Every soul longs to be free. This poem was published in WordCityLit in 2023.

DRAGON FLY

A mythical creature
is trapped in my house,
beating itself senseless
against the pane—
its translucent wings
assailing this cruel
invisibility, this injustice.

I scoop the creature
into a grocery bag,
open the door and it swoops
away, relief written all over
its whirring wings.

Was it worried?
Afraid? Spitting mad?
Does it sense that to live
it needs to fly
into the glassy air?

Godspeed, I say.
Take your God spark,
your ancient story,
and write it all over
the sheer mercy
of the sky.

Photo Credit: Katherine Matiko