Broken Cage

Sense of freedom from what might have been restraining.

What was so strong and firm began to crack
the joints squeak
rust eating away at the bolts and hinges
Years have passed inside this fortitude
feed by gentle hands which knew no restraint
talked to sweetly but firmly to lay down the lays
love had no boundaries
so sweet, so nice, so safe all so bitter
it warms my heart but my soul yearns for more
I have done my best to sing sweet melodies
every moment I could though sometimes
I did not understand the situation you were in
there is not much i can do, when limits surround me
time continues on
over the years I have gotten older
and so has this house of metal
the sky is no limit and it will be my fate in my own hands
unfathomable dreams and hopes to be free on my own
spread my wings to become my own
I loved you dearly and I continue to love you
hands which nurtured and kept me safe
but all within I yearn to live a life for myself
at times i have pecked back
full of anger to draw blood
I do not hate you, I am sorry
accept my sweet melodies of apologies
For years you were all I know
that love will be my guide  through the unknown
I don't know what awaits me beyond the cold iron
fearful I might be but inside this cage i will not stay
hinges creak, the door breaks, feathers spread out
I fly with the wind high out of reach
free I have become and so lonely it already feels
anything can happen, good and bad
but I won't be kept inside a cage
do not fret, do not cry, do not worry
I will visit and all I ask is all the while i'm not there
your heart won't scorn me and I will see a smile
when our eyes meet.

Reviews

[Glen Yumang Manese]

the sky is no limit and it will be my fate in my own hands
unfathomable dreams and hopes to be free on my own
spread my wings to become my own

those line capture this most...a bird with personification...and the bond with the cage as its lover of sort...since that's all it has know most of its life...and now the time to be free and soar...away passw the void of isolation...