Martin Lochner - Condemned to fly

steadily reaching the required altitude
the blue sky seemed limitless

a sudden clank
and the airplane door opened

release was offered
with a grunt and nudge

freedom fighters took to the sky
and gravity pulled them back

to the speeding land
shattering their skeletons

as they tried to fly

Martin Lochner

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