The Caged Bird Sings
The butterfly flies
yet the caged bird doesn't sing.
The bird let's it's story be known,
yet the butterfly flies to the next landing with ease.
Those who do not listen
to the caged bird who sings
often is in awe of the
Butterfly's wings.
They don't listen
to the beautiful sounds
the caged bird sings,
the beauty of the butterfly envelops them all.
The bird can no longer take the
ignored pleas,
she rips at her cage to be set free.
The Butterfly mocks her,
laughing at her
"You can't be free of the metal cage that binds thee"
She replies, "Anything is possible, when you believe."
One night,
the caged bird flies free
for the door was left
open to her advantage.
The Butterfly cries
because she knows she has not won.
The bird mocks her,
"Believe in the impossible, and the impossible shall be possible."
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My name is Arianna, my closest friends call me Ari. I am 19 going on 20 in September. I am Autistic (PDD-NOS/ Pervasive Developmental Disorder- Not otherwise specified). I have been a poet for a while and will be persuing a writing career in College (I write stories and Poems). <3
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