Caged Bird

Living livid, teeming yet timid
You smolder your own flames
Ranting raging, Scorn birds from cage sing
Beaks bellow from beyond the bars

Futile fury, no where with hurry
this useless vexful venting
Drama unending, soul not mending
 break so brittle while barely bending

Living loathsome, torrid yet tamed
You smolder your own flames
Weak war waging, from the cage sing
Beak bellows from beyond the bars
Copyright © | Year Posted 2009

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January 16, 2009 at 9:37 PM
"Smolder your own flames" dang that's deep, I will ponder on this for quite some time, I think I may be doing that right now. Great write Alfie. Laurie
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