Inner bird

Once, I swallowed a bird
Now, it lives inside of me
Inside my ribcage
Who am I
I ask
I became a human birdcage
a bird captive inside of me.
Sometimes, I feel its wings
fluttering against my inner walls
I open my mouth to speak
Instead
A bird song comes out of my mouth
A liberation song
Yearning to break free from inside of me.
At other times, I nest from the inside out
As the bird lays its eggs
Inside my heart
I become a giant
Enormous
Human
Bird shelter.
On sun days I pretend
To be normal
I close my eyes
So the warmth won’t hatch my inner eggs
I walk around,
Sun less, warmth less, bird less
Yet I always carry a hidden nest.
On moon days I ask my self
What am I supposed to do
To free my bird
Am I supposed to die
Or am I supposed to fly
Is there an inner sky
Where everything floats and flows on.Today I see my selfAs a bird turned inside outWith my feathers and wings withinA bird that has forgottenHer feathers and wingsA skyless, wingless birdRemembering herself.