Song of the Caged Bird

Free my heart, my soul,

Bound by chains I cannot break.

I lie on stone so cold, wings

Weakly dropping, feathers fall

Lost to the wind; I cry

Loudly, cage swaying.

Open up and free me,

Let me fly once more,

I cannot breathe,

The darkness closing in,

Open up the small door

To let the sunshine

Upon my face; hear the

Song of the caged bird.

Skeletal wing frame,

Flap in desperation.

I continue to sink down

Into the darkness cold,

A spiral from a high

Place into hands warm,

And I am healed,

Reborn from the ashes

Of my empty past.