The caged bird <br />- - - - - - - - - - <br />This world is cruel and bitter <br />You have taken away their eyes <br />You have taken away their ears <br />What remain is their clipped wings <br />And when their frail feet open <br />With a hope to walk and fly <br />They quiver seeing themselves in chain <br />They flap their wings <br />They shake their emotions <br />Earnestly do they beseech for liberation <br />But to no avail <br />Striking against the iron bars <br />To break open and fly in the sky <br />Imprisoned are such lovely birds in cages <br />For they are for sale! <br />We are no better than the caged birds <br />Supposed to be flying in the open skies <br />And touching the splendour of rain <br />We are caged by egos and desires <br />We are prisoners of our own selves <br />In a tiny cage of the self called, ‘EGO' <br />We have forever chained ourselves <br />Be aware and be awakened <br />We have to break free from petty ends <br />To find our wings to fly away <br />To such a dreamland <br />Where freedom is a joy from within<br /><br />DEEPAK KUMAR PATTANAYAK<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-caged-bird-11/
