Love and Birds

There once was a man
who loved a little bird.
So much, in fact,
that he clipped its wings
so it couldn't fly away.

But to his chagrin,
he found
it was no longer
the same bird
he had loved so much.
And from that he learned
that love is not about wanting
or having.

It's about loving.

There are two things
I am afraid of.

Birds,
and love.