Hawk, Bird

What does it symbolize
a bird escaping
the clutches of a hawk
in the middle of a wind?

The hawk balances
flapping futilely reaching
with its talons

a tiny scrap of shadow
whisks itself away
weighing nothing
wings stretched out
almost like a twig
or a clutch of dead leaves.

It could be a clutch of dead leaves.

maybe I have not just witnessed a miracle,
maybe I have witnessed still
the end of a little road’s life,
its lungs pierced by the sharpest nail.

Or maybe,
what I’ve seen is indeed