Invisible Bars

 

 Invisible Bars 

The cage bird dreams

Of the wind,

Of the sky

A distant hill

Trees, a lawn downstream

 And the cage bird stays still

To claim the sky

To float on the winds current

To take the leap

For things unknown

Another breeze

He thinks of dreams

And the cage bird stays still

Does he dare to fly?

The sky sings his name

The sun,

The trees,

The distant hill

And the lawn downstream

Sing of him

And the cage bird stays still

The cage bird opens his throat

And sings

Sings of freedom

And of fear

He sings

Of things unknown

And the distance

He shouts freedom

He thinks freedom

The tune is heard

The cage bird stays still

His feet shout LEAP

His wings scream FREE

The sky sings his name

The trees, the distant hill

And the lawn downstream

Sing his name

Fear cages the bird

He sees through the bars

Thinks of clipped wings

Of feat tied

Of the unknown

Longing for sky

Longing for freedom

The cage bird dreams

And the bird stays still

 

He sings

Of freedom,

Of fear and

His feet stand

On a grave of dreams

Seeing freedom through narrow bars