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A Bird's Agony (Finally Free)
There's no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you
That's an amazing quote attributed to the great Maya Angelou
As the caged bird flew outta its cage and engaged a symphony
Singing loudly about being free to express tales about its journey
Conveying how dichotomies keep enemies in a constant state of war
Even Biblical allegories provide revelations about how they'll be more
It relays how much of a chore it is trying to soar to empyrean
And how its seen many scenes of things done by human beings
Saying how taxing these things are to its ability to fly
While dodging bombs bursting in the sky like the 4th of July
A far cry from desideratum dreams it wished upon a fallen star for
As humanity collectively seems to be knocking on Heaven's door
That's an amazing quote attributed to the great Maya Angelou
As the caged bird flew outta its cage and engaged a symphony
Singing loudly about being free to express tales about its journey
Conveying how dichotomies keep enemies in a constant state of war
Even Biblical allegories provide revelations about how they'll be more
It relays how much of a chore it is trying to soar to empyrean
And how its seen many scenes of things done by human beings
Saying how taxing these things are to its ability to fly
While dodging bombs bursting in the sky like the 4th of July
A far cry from desideratum dreams it wished upon a fallen star for
As humanity collectively seems to be knocking on Heaven's door
Published 7th Sep 2021
Author's Note
Thank you to Cherry Love Notes for expanding my vocabulary and for challenging me to incorporate those words into one of my poems.
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7th Sep 2021 6:50am
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7th Sep 2021 12:06pm
7th Sep 2021 10:44am
Nice application of these powerful and beautiful words. Format radiates with an internal rhythm. Profound truth of insight. Speaks to me about the idea of trading illusion for illusion. Or the void like emptiness at the end of things. (This makes me think of the underlying reasoning for this. Like after every set of fireworks is the eternal dark sky.)
... Powerful metaphor and application of metaphor.
... Powerful metaphor and application of metaphor.
7th Sep 2021 12:07pm
3rd Oct 2021 1:18pm
This is amazing and it amplifies your wording choices in extraordinary excellency, sir
3rd Oct 2021 8:08pm
10th Oct 2021 9:35pm
Great reference to Maya’s poem and your take in it. As always, excellent flow and rhyme.
11th Oct 2021 11:54am
