Absorb the world just like a sponge, <br />Those vexed feelings, learn to expunge <br />Regale others, partake a cause, <br />Learn to open, not close my door <br /> <br /> <br />May all my sorrows be transient, <br />May all my ties withstand life's tests <br />Fill one's days with benevolence, <br />Learn regrets, never lose sense <br /> <br />Appreciate a rainy day, <br />As in time the sun will replace <br />Realise the fortune I obtain, <br />Realise my faults and make a change <br /> <br /> <br />Breathe one's breath and savour the chore, <br />Reinvent one's self, don't conform <br />Show discernment, settling scores, <br />Don't fear your dreams, be self-assured <br /> <br /> <br />Some birds, are not meant to be caged, <br />A lesson learnt and wisdom gained <br />As painful as it was to learn, <br />A love, which another could spurn <br /> <br /> <br />Time has healed, now I won't refrain, <br />From opening my heart once again <br />I loved you so, I did implore, <br />I feared once, I could love no more<br /><br />Jonathan Elliot<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/some-birds-are-not-meant-to-be-caged/
