Dark Plumage

How long do birds live? People say they know only because of the ones they have imprisoned. But when you take a walk through the woods, how often do you find a dead bird? A poor avian creature just lying there, lifeless and still. Maybe birds hold abilities, secrets, we don't understand? If birds can't speak, then the ones who are curious will have to ask the few who they think can. Trapped, trapped inside a human body. Like the one trapped inside Ms. Rose Waters. The one waiting for its chance to be set free.