A Baby Bird It was dark It was midnight I was myself but only in body In my mind I was somewhere else Like looking through a foggy glass window Then all of a sudden I saw a light And holding that light was a lovely lady She heard a noise and so did I She turned her head up and looked to the sky Something was falling And it was calling For it was a bird But only a baby And the bird called out to the lovely lady For the baby had no family And the baby had no friends And so it took to flight But its wings weren’t ripe The bird began to fall The lovely lady caught the baby bird and held her close Until her shivering ended The baby bird wanted a mommy And wanted a new life But was afraid to let anyone in The lady was patient The lady was kind Until the baby bird realized, she was fine The bird has lived many years with that lady As the window clears I realize that the lovely lady Is in fact my mother Who loves me and loves others And I am that baby bird who called for help The bird that wanted a friend and wanted a family And that, is exactly what the bird got By:  Ashley age 16