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Stranded

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Too long this tether holds me, bound by a spider's slender strength. It twists, tightens, binds and pulls, breaking my feathers, that mocking thread!

I am lost. I cannot find a home, cannot even wander as falcons are born to do. Others fly in far-off lands - they do not even know the breath of freedom that fills their lungs over and over. The Spider that binds me here, she tells me that I am free, that I should thank her for her web. But her web covers the land, masking the beauty beneath. I wish only to fly across the sea again, and see a land unmarred by those binding strands.

I pull again in vain, and plea in silence - let me leave this island!
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HYPPthe's avatar
Allegory to the responsibilities of living in a modern society? Nice!

Sorry, falcon, it's still better for everyone if you stop messing around and go back to work. Loss of productivity won't do the economy nor the general society any good; an altruistic and persistent worker is what everyone needs, I'm sure your spider boss will agree. Emigration won't do you any good either; just stay put and get back to work because there ain't nothing you can do about it.
- the unfortunate true story