broken bird
Injured avian creature
A broken bird is a person seen as emotionally damaged or wounded, often someone whose vulnerability invites rescue or caretaking.
The phrase usually describes romantic partners with troubled pasts: She always falls for broken birds.
There's often an implicit warning—that the attraction to brokenness may itself be unhealthy, or that some birds can't be fixed.
- fracturedSplit or splintered
- woundedHaving sustained harm
- injuredHaving sustained harm
- vulnerableOpen to attack
- wingsLimbs for flight
healing journey · transformation · compassion · hope · flight risk · poetic imagery · hurt · resilience · flightless · damaged · fragility · heal · second chance · sympathy · shattered · feathers · Emily Dickinson · melancholy
- Clay Shootingclay pigeon, clay pigeons, clay targets, clays, skeet
broken birdsoaring eagle
Large bird climbing skyward
bird in flight · whole bird · free bird · wild bird · songbird
broken birdfree spirit
Uninhibited, unconventional person
whole person · phoenix · survivor · thriver · overcomer
broken birdfree spirit
Uninhibited, unconventional person
bird in flight · wild bird · free bird · independent spirit · phoenix
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