rebel

i am a rebel owl-
cursing the night and waking to the sunrise.
hooting to no one,
defying primal needs to hunt the scurries below.
i soar to the light
as bright as bright.
eyes unblinking in its rays of gold
but ever widening-
drinking in the sight of dawn and dusk and life awakening.
no longer a creature of darkness,
a sorrowful warning of doom to wanderers
in this forest of doubt.
this body was made for a higher purpose,
these wings were meant to fly.