The Wounded Sparrow

It lay breathing heavily
suffering endlessly
I paced
back and forth
back and forth
trying to comfort my mind
"there is nothing they can do" they all said
"Animal control doesn't care"
but why?
is this sparrow insignificant?
An innocent bird injured
nobody does anything
Untill myself and a friend attempt to aid it
We cared to bring it to a spot where it may
be spotted by another
Will the sparrow surrive the cold night
I don't know

But it made me think

we are
at one time or another
Wounded Sparrows
who take comfort in love
and like that wounded sparrow
we breathe heavily
suffer endlessly
until somebody cares for us
and brings us to a spot
whwere me may fend for ourselves
wounded sparrows