My reply to you, <br />my dear Angelou, <br />of the bird that sings, <br />through the cage rings, <br />is that the bird does sing <br />not because it is free, <br />as a bird would be, <br />out in the sky, <br />but it is the caged bird that does sing <br />with its beak held high, <br />the bird that still knows <br />that deep in its soul, <br />it still has a song <br />with a tune so powerful and strong <br />to go through the cage <br />and be listened to by a sage <br />who will then say, <br />Deep in that tune, <br />lies a freedom so free and immune, <br />to the caged rings, <br />that hold the bird, <br />and as the bird sings, <br />I too, will fight for it to be free. <br />The caged bird <br />that is still able to sing, <br />invites yet another bud <br />to flower <br />and continue with the freedom ring <br />that is the bird's power.<br /><br />Robert Omondi<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-reply-to-maya-angelou-s-i-know-why-caged-bird-sings/
