A dead leaf spinning in the breeze

 while hanging from a spider's web

 appears from a distance to be

 alive but it's really dead

A bird with a broken wing

 is alive but hobbling 

 Not able to break free 

 of earth's gravity

 and so fulfill it's destiny 

And so.......the soul

 appears to be alive 

 yet is dead.

They fail to realize 

 all that lives is dead 

 can't fly, can't soar

 beyond it's flesh, forevermore 

 Never able to fulfill 

 The Father's Will

 until......