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I thought i saw a bird
glimpsing in a tree
flying from one branch
to another

gingerly

I thought i saw a bird
hiding in a tree
fleeing from the world
a greeting

to me

I thought i saw a bird
whispering to me:
I know you are alone
I see you

see me

I thought i saw a bird
who came to comfort me
but when i looked again
oh.
there was just

a tree

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