A Caged Bird

A pair of forgotten wings
Colourful feathers
Could not match the beautiful songs I sing
Sheltered
From the dangers of the world
Barred
From living out my unfulfilled dreams
Slaved
To a caged love
Locked in this piece of art
Filled with showers of tender touch
Traded my songs
But couldn’t buy the freedom I longed
The reflection of the sun
Captured by the sprawling sea
Hanging by the lazy breeze
That carries the melody
To the clouds aloft
That seemed foreign
So far off


Written in 1999 winter with the inspiration from a book.