Where does a caged bird direct itself, <br />when there is need to feel free, to rejoice? <br />Where does the caged bird connect then dwell, <br />when there is need for more than one voice? <br /> <br /> Oh, to blend with the trees, their outstretched leaves, <br />to mingle with the passing clouds and skies. <br />This life was not made to live as one lone caged bird, <br />but with free birds, night fireflies! <br /> <br />A-wrenching, a-wricking, a poignancy of pain, <br />'Oh release me, ' says the caged bird to its prison. <br />'Oh passing clouds, skies, trees, and outstretched leaves, <br />let these wings fly with that other voice, with freedom.'<br /><br />(c) Colorofsky<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/caged-bird-3/
