Should the Second Fly Before the First

Could the second nightingale fly before the first;

Forsee hazards that lie beyond,

And the beauties that remain further still,

Would there be utterance of the possibilities;

Of the wonder suppressed by threat;

And the colours that manifest themselves between the shadows.

Or would it be silence;

Deafening black - concealed within narrow eyes

Such guilt could crush...

Like waves upon one that is already beneath the pressure of the deep.

And so;

A decision,

A choice,

To be made only be the second nightingale,

Should it fly before the first.