Trapped Nomad

I wrote this after seeing a homeless woman sitting in the park with a bright yellow bird sitting on top of its cage

A trapped nomad

Free to be nowhere

Carries her life on her shoulders

As she circles a cage

Displaced but not erased

No one can fathom

The fathoms she's faced

Every step a part of a chase

To put her in her nowhere place

 

She opens a cage

Sets free a bird

But the bird stays

She shoos it away

She tosses the cage

But the bird stays

So she nurtures the bird

With all that she has

Pours it with love

That she never had

 

Why do you stay

When you're free to flee?

I stay for you

Until someone here sees

That you're worth the time

You're worth the attention

While you're kicked to the curb

Without hesitation

You give and get nothing

I'm here 'till that changes.

But who will open the cage that I age in?

Author's Note

reconsidering the ending and the title...

Reviews

[Eliza arabi]

Beautiful. Just beautiful.
I loved " so she nurtures the bird with all that she has, pours it with love, that she never had."

[Luuucy]

thank you, it's my favorite line too

[Coyote Poetry]

Amazing use of words and thoughts.
"She shoos it away
She tosses the cage
But the bird stays
So she nurtures the bird
With all that she has
Pours it with love
That she never had"
A old wise quote. Set the person free and if they return to you. They belong to you. The poem took reader to freedom, kindness and question. This is real good poetry. Thank you Luuucy for sharing the excellent poetry.
Coyote

[Luuucy]

Thank you for taking the time to review my work! And thank you for the compliments!

[Coyote Poetry]

Was my pleasure and you are welcome.

[Aventicus]

A fascinating and well written piece of work. Those who love best are those who love in full without expecting any in return. It does give one quite a perspective.

[Luuucy]

Thank you! I really appreciate your review. Its amazing how many times those with the least are the ones willing to give the most, and there are people that condemn them for it

[Aventicus]

It is a sad thing, and it is also something I wish to gain a clearer understanding of.

[Luuucy]

Me too. And to better understand the stigma that goes along with helping people (especially the homeless) and where I fit into the equation-- because I am definitely no saint when it comes to being generous... all very interesting