My Canary Sings This January

As I sit Precariously Listening to my Canary Life is weary this January Embattled by the long and scary Year of Covid when wary times tarry Too long for us to know little mercy and carries Us to the threshold of this 'wits end' of heated adversary From the cold quarantine as threatened democracy parries With questions of justice and equality on its 158th anniversary Of the Emancipation Proclamation that fiercely relinquished slavery All men created equal under one flag while given its fight for bravery With all worn hearts, minds and well-being knowing that the contrary Revisions to our happiness, 'freedom and justice for all' now quietly buries Our souls and hearts in this beloved country to try and live in peace this January As I sit and ponder tomorrow from my desk listening to the song of my sweet Canary Perhaps I will open the door to his freedom so his song belongs to this world so very weary January 6, 2021 Parody of a Famous Poem Poetry Contest Inspired by "I Know How the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou