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There once lived, a beautiful green coloured bird
That had soared high through the skies one day
Seeking new destinations to see and to be heard
And finding happiness and peace along the way
It started its life in the nest, from just a tiny little egg
And was born into a beautiful little bird, so true
It had stayed in its nest for some time, for food to beg
Taken care of by her mother as all of us were too
Her mother taught her how to fly, to spread its wings
To take a leap of faith and go across the world on her own
She had begun going more distance and was full of sings,
One day, her mother told it’s time for her to go alone
She had set free on her own to explore the world
To know new things and what lies beyond so blazing
For her, it was totally a new experience, all unfurled
It was breathtaking and she found all of it amazing
The more she went, the more she knew, had began
The more she flew, the more she saw, both in and out
And at last, she went and flew forth to the land of man
A strange creature she had never seen or heard about
She was fascinated at first, seeing this new creature
As it was different from all the others she saw
They are walking on two legs and wear funny leathers
Everyone was different, big and small, tall and short
She thought to befriend them and went on forth
But she saw greed in their eyes, which made her fright
They tried to capture her, make her bound tight
As if they were the master of she, a lonely little bird
She tried to fly away, but unlucky was caught
Was put in a cage, an iron one, coloured and bold
She was full of scare, for she is just a tiny little bird
Who just wanted to greet and meet, but can’t
The man brought her to his abode, big and blocks
Where a tiny creature like the man came running around
He took the cage and shook a little to see her move
But all that did was injure her, more and more
The man was happy, but she was not
For all she got, were the pain and all the injuries
The man opened the cage and holds her hard
And ran his hand in mid-air, like he was making her fly
But she is a bird; for she knows how to fly free and strong
But the man doesn’t care and don’t wish to let her go
At last, with all the strength she had, she gave a peck in his hand
The man let her go in pain and she was free and flew on
She was free at last and soared up high above the skies
But she can’t, for she was brutally injured to the cause
And slow by slow; she was falling down, down to the ground
And she fell, but in front of a cat, her natural enemy
She saw hunger and desire in its eyes, blazing like hot flames
And so the cat came near, running towards with open mouth
She was full of fright and tried to fly, but her wings were weak
She got up somehow and ran, slow and barely until she got away
Is this the world that she is living in? The world of love & peace
How good it was to be with her mother, who cared and loved her
Now she lost the trust in the world she once knew, but soon forgot
All the beauty she saw, is now all turned into dust in her heart
She spread her wings, but can’t, for she is too weak, but wants to
She tried again and so she tried, tried again and again as she flew
She flew as slow and weak as she could, to leave this unfaithful land
A land that had given more pain, more scars, more than she could take
She became weak, weaker due to heavy heat falling on her
There was no clean water to even drink, not even one, she could see
All this heat had made the weak, weaker, made her throat go dry
All this was bestowed upon her by the same creature that pained her
She had no more energy to continue to go on, even a few more
Just then an eagle came flying and struck her hard onto the ground
Like the mighty people hitting and killing all the poor and the weak
And so, there she lay, lay still on the ground, weaker and near the end
Just then a girl came and saw the bird laying there still and weak
The girl felt sad and was really heartbroken to see the bird like that
So she went inside her house to take some water to give it to the bird
But there she lay still, for the bird had gone, far away beyond reach
The bird’s life is now over, and what pained it suffered, all it took on
It was just a small little bird, happy and bright like the blooming flowers
But now, it laid there, stone cold as ice with ants crawling on top for food
Even in her death, all that she got was pain and suffering, to end what is left
And so the bird went on, to a place of good, a place totally different
A place full of peace and love, cherished and shared between all
She was amazed at this place, full of love and looked down to earth
And what did she, had made her astonish, for what she saw was
The girl she saw, was still beside her, crying and caring for the bird
It was the first time that she had got the touch of love, for a long time
The love the girl had for the bird, had touched the bird’s, heart
Even if the bird is miles and miles away from her, from all of them
The bird then knew for she was wrong to judge all man as same
For some are cruel whereas most are not, for every bad, there is good
And so the bird is happy, happiest of them all, for she had forgotten
All the pain she got, with the love she got from her mother and the girl
Enjoy the beauty of the Bird as they too belong here.
Beautiful poem!!! Story of a bird when in cage!! She is free as us.. not meant to be in cage!
What you said is corrects. Birds own this world as much as we do. They have the rights to wander around as much as anyone.
Elegantly written, love the words, great job!
Thank you for your kind words