I knew from the title this would be very good. It did not disappoint. I really love your revisted bird-based symbolism. I owe you many poems I've written and not posted, as you're the only person besides those I know personally to read them. But I'm honored by that nonetheless. you are a true poet.

Lovely. You really have a gift at word choice. The repetitive line was wonderful, as was the second stanza. Sadly, the rulers really do damage the flow, which is supurb once you get past that. FP doesn't let anyone do empty lines. I'd suggest skipping a line and putting a dash or astrict, because it keeps place without distracting the reader as much. Awesome poem.

"Your absence weighs more than you will ever know." Wow. I love this ending. This final line is so angsty and powerful. :)

this is such a beautiful poem
awesome job keep it up

This is really powerful. I could relate to this a lot, and the last line, repeated from earlier in the poem, let me see inside the writer's (whether it's from your personal experience or from another's) head, and see what they're were thinking.

The way you linked the person in the poem to birds was nice touch; it showed me the freedom you were representing.