Of Birds and Men

This bird that chirps but does not sing this bird unable to fly, held down by broken wings this bird was dreaming "One day I shall fly" instead she suffers on the cold ground she lies terrible, i feel, for i shattered her dreams for i am the one who broke her wings as she lies there death she shall await oh how shameful i am to cause this cruel fate an accident indeed but to a death it leads to her last few breaths breathed oh what a sinful deed though you cannot fly i think you would agree that you little bird have it better than me i too have made mistakes i am not proud of what I've done but i am unable to escape it I've lost the strenght to run never able to forget living in regret bloody hands ruined plans i think we've learned our lesson not to look so far ahead to be unaware of our present and the past we dearly dread the best laid schemes of birds and men often go askew she took in her last breath and away she flew