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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

I know why the cage bird sings
She sings nostalgic melodies of the jungle
Where she flew along , on the wings of the dawn without the restrictions of her cage 
A beautiful place designed for her, a wage 

I know why the cage bird sings 
She sings of society’s miseries and her forlorn hopes torn by them, her captors 
Her ills are not preached by her own pastors

I know why the cage bird sings 
She sings a warning hymn to her siblings 
Those abused by the makers of the laws
To prevent their kids from the fangs that comes out of society’s jaws 

I know why the cage bird sings 
She sings of the one who stole her dignity 
And kept it as a sign of his masculinity 
A fate unearned, a prize for her virginity 

I know why the cage bird sings 
She sings a dirge for her dead soul
Her body , empty like abandoned halls 
Her blood a graffiti, imprinted on the walls 

I know why the cage bird sings 
She sings to us her writers , who are society’s broadcasters 
To send a new message to her tormenters

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