A Jailbird Cry
A Jailbird Cry”
Have you ever heard a jailbird cry
Its outer body is alive but its inner soul has died In several attempts it try to resuscitate its life
It tries and tries
But its heartbeat is faint and it no longer thrives to stay alive Agony is dressed all over its face
Life had been misplaced by its
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Categories:
jailbird, emotions, encouraging, feelings, hope,
Form: Free verse
Naked As a Jailbird
There was an old dude lived in Syracuse
Went naked outdoors without an excuse
Got sent off to the looney bin,
Joining both his kith and his kin
Far as I know, he was never let loose.
September 9, 2021
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Categories:
jailbird, humorous,
Form: Limerick
Jailbird
Fierce Arctic blasts were but things of my past
Once I found romance in the south of France.
How could she entrance with one simple glance?
My lonely love fast was over at last.
No longer alone with wine of the Rhone
We shared fresh claret at the Blue Parrot,
Love, I declared it, for her hair carrot
With its golden tone
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Categories:
jailbird, destiny, freedom, lost love,
Form: Enclosed Rhyme
Jailbird -Alex-
You locked yourself inside a hole
And you threw away the
Key
You got so lost in the bottle that you
Forgot just how to breathe
You're waiting for some saving grace
So you can fight off all your
Demons
But someday you'll have to save yourself
Before you drink yourself to
Death
You're the jailbird from next door
Who can't remember how
To fly
You're haunted
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Categories:
jailbird, life
Form: Free verse
I'M In Love With a Jailbird
I'm in love with a jailbird, whether he committed the crime or not.
I hope that he realizes and never forgets that I really love him a lot.
If he were truly my man and asked me to wait for him I would,
Because I know when he gets out he will love me the
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Categories:
jailbird, love, me, love, me,
Form: Rhyme