Grace Daub Poet Free verse

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

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Darlene De Beaulieu June 23, 2021 at 12:36 PM Hello Grace Daub, your right, a bird in a cage is sad. They are not free. Being stuck in a cage all day and longer. so nice to meet you. enjoy your day my friend.

Richard Lamoureux May 17, 2020 at 2:11 PM For some, they won’t even leave when the door is open. Grace Daub May 17, 2020 at 4:14 PM This poem is also about abuse and yes, I have seen many stay in abuse and not leave even if the door is wide open. It has dual meaning for covid today. People are in fear and prefer the safety of the cage!