Paper crane

Paper crane

This paper crane 

with its crumpled wings

is overburdened by 

everything--the vastness

of the canyon he 

must brave below, the 

prospect of his future 

happiness being a no-show. 

All my dreams are

inscribed upon his

feathers, puffing him up

at the seams with hope, 

but his edges have been torn

in anger--so slumped

painfully, he can only mope. 

And no matter how hard 

he tries, though he is 

plagued by my everlasting

sighs, this paper crane 

of mine will never be

able to fly.