The Song of the Caged Bird
When the caged bird sings
It tells of her story
The song will be sad
Like a dirge
A lamentation
For her plight
Of her bondage
When the caged bird sings
It tells of her longing
To be free
To spread her wings
And fly away
To freedom land
That has no walls
There she is free
To fly towards the sun
Free to embrace the wind
Caressing her wingtips
As she glides
In the open sky
Within the walls of her cage
She is shackled, oppressed
She cannot spread her wings
And freely fly
Untouched by the wind
Unbathed by the glowing sun
The caged bird withers
Till she slowly dies
From her misery
The never ending agony
Forgotten, unremembered
Without knowing
How it feels to be free
Copyright © Nudershada Cabanes | Year Posted 2014
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