Fly

Fly
Little bird
Fly

But how are you to fly
When you’ve been trapped
In a cage too small
To spread your wings

Never to stretch
Or feel the breeze
Throughout your feathers

A gentle hand frees you
Holds you close

A love you have never known

The touch changes

What was once caring
Now cold and harsh

You are thrown

Now as you fall
You find that
Your wings
Have been clipped

Doomed from the start

Cut apart and then placed in a cage
Love turned into disdain

Thrown away as if you were nothing

You see it all so clear
The last thoughts through your mind

Kept from full potential
Locked away and shamed like a leper

Not to be seen
Not to be heard

Goodbye
Little bird
Goodbye