one bird remains on the wire

below

the cats confer

repeating the chant

pulling wreckage from the rut

link by link

pieces salvaged

will become parts of tomorrow

some last for eternity

unchanged, never falling

the soundest core

is often built from adversity

stay the course

the journey will buck

move with it

rewards may appear later than expected

all birds yearn to be free

in their own way

cats will not starve

you can hear it in the wire