Bird In a Cage

Bird in a Cage A small, gloriously yellow bird ended up trapped in a cage Each day the confines grew more and more like home Constraints seemed familiar Lost were the thoughts of flying free and open space Dreams grew dimmer and dimmer Of exploration and of choice Food came easily No need to forage Predictability a comfort Safety and confinement became its new friend Over time the glorious feathers dulled Despondency took over No fight was left to try to escape Until…one day The door lay open Coveted freedom beyond belief Nothing was the same again. To dare to dream Terror gripped as he fluttered off Slowly, watchfully Unfamiliar now Forgetting how to fly Would he regain what he once knew? Climbing heights Regaining freedom New realities! Grace Daub May 17, 2020 Thoughts of Covid 19 and new realities