A/N: A poem from Max's POV. Enjoy!

We're on the run
Or rather, on the fly
Streaking through the blackest nights
Constantly having to dodge
The School
Erasers
Itex
And all the horrors they throw at us.
Angel, she's only six
She should be in first grade
But she never had
An option.
Our lives are endless lines of
Betrayal
Disappointment
Pain
Hunger
Fleeing

Why did they choose me?
Why can't I be
A regular girl?
Why can't I know
Who my parents are
Living peacefully with them
Entering the ninth grade
Living a normal life?
Why do I have to have
These wings?

I have to, I want to, I need to
Live a normal life
I have to, I want to, I need to
Be a regular girl.

But
No flock?
I can't imagine my life
Without them.
I need Fang by my side
Gazzy and Iggy, causing trouble
Nudge with her endless chatter
And Angel with her big blue eyes.
No wings?
No more soaring
Through a beautiful night sky?
Only me and my flock, my feathers angling
To give me the perfect flight?

Being normal
Could be the only thing
That
Could
Destroy me.

I have to, I want to, I need to
Live a normal life.
I have to, I want to, I need to
Keep my beautiful wings.

I have to, I want to, I need to
Just
Simply
Fly.