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The Blue Bird
A Blue bird sits in his cage
The door is open but he knows his place
Too afraid to leave
He wants to fly
He wants to breath
Too afraid to die
Unable to grieve
His feeding trey is full
He's given new seed
That's when the cage falls
Spreading his wings wide
Looks to the sky
He flys all night
A Blue bird sits on the highest tree branch
A thousand miles away
He's no longer afraid
He will be ok .
The door is open but he knows his place
Too afraid to leave
He wants to fly
He wants to breath
Too afraid to die
Unable to grieve
His feeding trey is full
He's given new seed
That's when the cage falls
Spreading his wings wide
Looks to the sky
He flys all night
A Blue bird sits on the highest tree branch
A thousand miles away
He's no longer afraid
He will be ok .
Published 29th May 2022
Author's Note
This is a poem about the importance of taking the right steps to becoming a better you . Wether it's changing your diet , medications ,environment or even getting rid of the toxic people in your life , you should always be able to fly
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Anonymous
29th May 2022 6:46pm
Hey there
The bluebird as a sign of hope within all that seems hopeless is always a beautiful metaphor. Have you read Bluebird by Charles Bukowski? This may be one that you’d like to check out in the future which has similar themes.
“His feeding trey” - did you mean tray here? I’m wondering if this is a typo.
Thank you for sharing this poem. I found it tender in its message and smooth in its delivery.
-M
The bluebird as a sign of hope within all that seems hopeless is always a beautiful metaphor. Have you read Bluebird by Charles Bukowski? This may be one that you’d like to check out in the future which has similar themes.
“His feeding trey” - did you mean tray here? I’m wondering if this is a typo.
Thank you for sharing this poem. I found it tender in its message and smooth in its delivery.
-M
30th May 2022 1:32am
Hey thankyou for your comment ,
Yes I have read Bluebird by Buk , it was an inspiration for this ,
The Blue Bird in this poem is a metaphor for struggling with depression and anxiety holding us back , I have got ADHD , depression and anxiety so the whole thing is just about feeling trapped and not being able to live the life that we want to , procrastinating against all our hopes and dreams to lock our selves up in a safe space , the change of seed is to represent change (ie: I recently changed my medication ) and have found that I am acting on these things that I wanted to be able to do without facing the crippling anxiety that normally goes with it .
Thankyou so much for reading .
And yes tray was a typo
Yes I have read Bluebird by Buk , it was an inspiration for this ,
The Blue Bird in this poem is a metaphor for struggling with depression and anxiety holding us back , I have got ADHD , depression and anxiety so the whole thing is just about feeling trapped and not being able to live the life that we want to , procrastinating against all our hopes and dreams to lock our selves up in a safe space , the change of seed is to represent change (ie: I recently changed my medication ) and have found that I am acting on these things that I wanted to be able to do without facing the crippling anxiety that normally goes with it .
Thankyou so much for reading .
And yes tray was a typo
30th May 2022 12:19pm
Well Damn
If this don't sum up the life of us folks who stay in uncomfortable places and positions because we are guaranteed the basics of survival. And yes, we only leave when circumstances force us to do so
Sadly accurate
If this don't sum up the life of us folks who stay in uncomfortable places and positions because we are guaranteed the basics of survival. And yes, we only leave when circumstances force us to do so
Sadly accurate
12th Jun 2023 11:57am
