A free bird leaps
on the back of the wind
and floats downstream
till the current ends
and does his wing
in the orange sun rays
and dares to claim the sky.

But a bird that stalks
down his narrow cage
can seldom see through
his bars of rage
his wings are clipped and
his feet are tied
so he opened his throat to sing.

The caged bird sings
with a fearful trill
of things unknown
but longed for still...