In loneliness shed to drift
Perilously perched on downward slant
Curled in a tortured twist
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The poet depicts his feelings beatifully and symbolically...a bird perched on broken stalk. Life's sorrows and griefs really make us swaying on the broken stalks but somehow we survive the anguish.
I hope the bird sits now on a flowery bough and sings the songs of happiness. :)