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Hannah Lee (15)

The Bird Woman of Manhattan

breaking through the 
        commotionchaosnoisemotion
like the late noon sun through the

        dark-crawling alleys, decked with trash
her peace, her quiet joy was a 

        blossom standing upright, in a mound of tar

a box for money, a ratty blanket, a calloused face, dusty clothes, 
the look in her eyes like the great wide plains further west in silent, still night


        a whirlwind of birds
                bird
                        bird                bird
        bird
                bird            bird
                

        at her outstretched arm, her palm
                seeds fly everywhere
                ​for a moment the clouds are too far away to be in the sky
    
rooted to her corner of the street, yes
but this woman of birds took flight everyday


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Hannah Lee is fifteen years old. She enjoys writing, reading, art, music, cooking, and being in her room. She finds it very frustrating that she cannot fly. 
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  • About
  • Issues
    • Issue Fourteen
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    • Issue Eleven
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    • Issue Nine
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  • Features
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    • Dai “Debby” Shi
    • Miranda Sun
    • Yasmeen Khan
    • Madison Lazenby
    • Natalia Gorecki
    • Narisma
    • Divya Mehrish
    • Anne Gvozdjak
    • Austin Davis
    • Wanda Deglane
    • Helena Pantsis
    • Grace Zhang
    • Grace Novarr
    • Fingertips Feature
    • Mackenzie Cook
    • Eva Vesely
    • Sasha Temerte
    • Jacquelyn Lee
    • Beverly Broca
    • Vivian Parkin DeRosa
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