I feel like my shoulder blades

Are missing a big part

I move them around

And nothing happens

Where are my wings?

Oh yes, I know

I can't have them yet

I'm not done here on this earthly plain

But it feels so weird

Knowing a part of the celestial body

Is missing

And you even know how it should look

What it is

What it feels like

But they are not there

And so when I walk around

Moving my shoulder blades up and down

The absence is felt

Acutely

So I just close my eyes

And dream of spreading them out

Seeing them like airplane extensions

Only made out of feather

And not metal

Just as strong

And powerful

If not more so

Someday I shall

Feel them behind me

As they should be

And I will know

I am fully whole