American Eagle, Grounded

American Eagle, Grounded
by Michael R. Burch

 
Her predatory eye,
the single feral iris,
scans.

 
Her raptor beak,
all jagged sharp-edged thrust,
juts.
 

Her hard talon,
clenched in pinched expectation,
waits.
 

Her clipped wings,
preened against reality,
tremble.

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