Free Flight

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Free Flight

 

To celebrate freedom a bird

will soar on high triumphantly

Ensuring that it will be heard

 singing in freedom joyfully.

Freed from its cage by accident

the door left open by mistake.

Turned loose to make its first ascent.

Alas the last that it will make.

Because it is so different

 the wild birds will attack on sight

 to kill this stranger their intent

Without remorse as they think right

The song bird dies a tragedy

 but better than captivity.

 

2-Mar-08

Reviews

[Brenda Sue]

A very poem, a little sad but alas the truth. Beautifully penned. Great job.

[Nykkiicia Cion]

beautiful poem...and metaphoric. how quickly things not known are destroyed and discarded. Sad little fact of life...but I also love the ending, since it gives the promise of happiness despite pain and loss:
"The song bird dies a tragedy
but better than captivity."
great message to those of us who are afraid to just live!