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Chickadeesflitthrough

thespacebetween
thecanopyof
trees

Small,brownandswift
curious
simplybackgroundnoiseinthesuperhighway
oftheforest

Staringimploringlyfrompiercingblackdots
Idonotdetectahintoffear
orconfidence
orcertainty

Thesmallestcreature
fliesthemostdirectroute
throughthatspacebetween
thecanopyoftrees

Theyarenotblindtothefutilityofthis
simplechickadeeinaworldofhawks
theirvulnerabilityisinescapable
theyknowthereisnoguaranteeoftomorrows

Theymayneverwitnessthenextsunset
withthosetiny
piercingblackdots
mayneverwitnessanotherrainfall

Yettheystillflyfully
wholeheartedly
Unthreatenedbythethreat
offailure

MayIbelikethechickadee

MayIremaininflightevenwhenovercomebyuncertainty

andmayIremainfree

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