Where I Belong

This poem is about feeling lost in familiar surroundings

Here is a bird that sits and sighs
All the way up in its nest above the skies
Longing to know what is beyond
But it is bounded by an inevitable strong bond

It hears about the dangers and much more
Yet they all seem insignificant
For all it wants to do is soar
Contemplating about its gilded cage
As it is slowly filled with frustration and rage

It sees the other birds fly around
And years that one day soon
It could finally feel like it belonged to its crowd

In the little time she was able to search
She stumbled upon a life changing perch
It filled her soul with love and joy
For the little time she was able to enjoy
Because she finally allowed her surroundings to seep through
Something she thought she would never do

Somewhere along her journey she realized
That down below there was more to life than just pain and lies
If you look closely enough you will find
That there is beauty and joy
Amongst the rubble of the everyday coy
This however goes by the many flock
Who don't care much, all they seem to do is mock

Her time flew by so fast
That she regret having to put it in the past
For what she knew she possessed all along
She had gained so much appreciation
Its changed her
It made her strong

Yet she couldn't break loose
All she could do was sit and muse
Because no matter how much she tried
All she could do was sit inside herself and cry
For no matter how similar her feathers were to theirs
She couldn't help but feel foreign with them
Even though it was all in her head

She returned to her nest full of excitement
But her strive for something different was greeted with disappointment
What she discovered they will never know
"Maybe?" she thought, "its because they failed to see its glow.."

Then again she couldn't leave her nest, her home
For she kept them close to her heart
But the things that she yearned for
Could have possibly torn them apart

As she looked up at the sparkling night sky
She knew somewhere deep in her heart
Someday everything would be fine
And everything and everyone around her would shine

Author's Note

this was the first poem I had ever written- and I was fortunate enough to have had it published by a major national newspaper!