The impossible choice!

You see a lovely bird in flight

A sight that seems just right

Spanning its beautiful wings

Twirling in the playful winds

But can she be in the sky, forever

And not return to ground? Never!

Coz it is in this mud that she was born

Tis but here her seeds are sown

The earth has birthed her, nourished and fed her

Given her the trees to build her nest

Tis here that she has learnt to skip and hop

And scale the tree to the top!

Then one day she sees the sky

And decides to fly

Pushing her feet against the earth

She takes into the skies

She feels the wind beneath hers wings

And freedom in her veins

Soaring above the trees and earth

Thrilling madness reigns

Who does the bird belong to my friends?

Where do her loyalties lay?

Can she leave the earth and fly

Or leave the sky, on earth should she stay?

How can the earth hold on to her?

How can the sky not let go

Can the twain decide to share?

Her happiness and sorrow…