“gilded”
Alone
I sit
Surrounded
As Midas
By each
Golden chalice
All creature
Comforts
Known to
Man
Each modern
Gadget
Widget
And
Device
Lays beneath
My immaculate
Fingertips
Servants
Strive
To
Satisfy
My impeccable
Palate
As wistful
Wisps
Of
Women
Whisper
Sweet nothings
In my ear
From my
Throne of
Tiresome
Trappings
I have been
Kept
As a
King
But when I
Peer
From my
Cage
And spy
Upon the
World
I can only
(Cry)
For my
Soul
Seeks
The solace
Of
The sweet skies
And to sing
The song
that
ONLY
The free
Bird sings
Kenny L. Mitchell
March 5, 2007