Samir Georges Poet Free verse

My Beautiful Cage

I look up on a crisp clear morning
And I sight the heavens,
I envision the gods of ancient Rome
And I see
I see the limitless world
Ripe for my winged conquest -

- But now it is dusk
And I look up again, at a dark dreary dusk
A blanket of rippled grey clouds cages my vision
And as the flaming red giant settles for the night
It casts a red deep hue across the bloated belly of the clouds
And I feel drowned
A fish with no gills gazing at the surface of its cage
Red ripples of cloud rolling over, an enshrouding blanket,

And as my wings of naivety wither
And I drown
I cannot but think how beautiful a sight my cage truly makes as I gaze up at it wistfully


© Samir Georges
2010

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Brenden Taylor March 17, 2010 at 7:55 AM Great job, Samir. I love your description of the clouds, especially with the red undertone. And I like the feeling of helplessnes you present with the "fish with no gills." That kind of low can make you start to realize the beauty around you. Like I said, great job, and keep it up.