I Have Waited As a Bird

My sky yields heroes of long ago, felt as strange sensations

They take control of all I have ever known to be

With eyes that watch what comes this way 

From those faces my sun cannot see

Memories of them lie anchored above a line of tangled trees 

With branches full of doves of hope that softly sing

Lingering declarations into the light of dawn

In their perfect campaign, voices ring

I have waited as a bird in a cage who dreams to freely fly

Here sleeping while the world moves me to wake

By dipping a pen into the ink of my veins

Creating outlines for me to take

My restless heart beats swift, echoes sweetly into my sky

Into the breezes that yield my heroes of long ago

To come take control of all I know to be

Help me to discover what is so

I have been here as a shadow poured into a secret cage

Calling on fate and chance to come and rescue me

My heroes of long ago never held the key

I could fly if the sky I would just see

Author's Note

Holding ourselves back with invisible barriers............

*Artist - Xie Yu Chu - http://www.jiyougallery.com/Summer-Rose-p14519.html

Reviews

[Karina Longo]

It's interesting, even though you've set this as 'poetry', and of course, it has a beautiful poetic flow and imagery, I could personally classify this piece as lyricwriting as well - it's like a mix of the both. The last stanza would make a wonderful chorus. :) This is an inspiring writing, so serene.

[Dream Weaver]

As albatrosses fly over a condemned ship
so to does the tiny bird trapped in a cage
that only dreams of the freedom of blue sky.
Beautifully written....

[Aidz]

Agreed with Karina on the last Stanza, your musical qualities shine through again Neva, what will we do with you...mmmm

[EMF]

for 100, read 500

[unknown]

I think of myself as a bird and a butterfly everyday :)

[WynterPhoenix]

"I have waited as a bird in a cage who dreams to freely fly."

Amazing piece here. Beautiful write, Neva.

[Bare Bohemian]

This pretty much sums up my entire existence. If only X would happen I could do Y.. So Y never happens.. Not because it can't happen without X.. but because I simply won't reach out to grab it.

[silentpoet]

you keep a person wanting more!! enjoyed reading..

[Rene Velez]

lyrically sound, your wordplay and structure are always fun to read Neva.

[Alicia Hirshey]

This was absolutely beautiful. I started to tear up reading this.