“I Don’t Believe in My Wings”
I used to fly,
touching the softness of clouds,
dancing with the wind, thinking I had grasped everything.
My wings...
once showed the happiest version of me,
when I thought I had conquered the sky,
Mother,
she was one of those who always saw me smile,
with wings attached, like fate, as if I were born to fly.
But today,
the wind that once felt like a friend now feels foreign.
And the high sky is no longer a dream.
Maybe this time,
I want to confess:
“Mom, I don’t believe in my wings anymore.”
Yanma Hidayah
Thu 3rd Jul 2025 07:29
Thank you, Sir @Graham Sherwood
I was trying to capture a feeling that might be quite universal, the quiet loss of confidence in a gift we once believed in.
I also love looking at the sky, especially during moments when I find it hard to be honest with myself, or when the world around feels too heavy to look at.
Something inside me whispers that the most honest things reside up there and somehow, that thought warms my heart.
I suppose that’s why the sky and its clouds can feel so inspirational—they reflect back the thoughts we sometimes can’t say aloud.