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Hear the Caged Bird Sing


You hear the caged bird sing, mistaking his call, for a call of peace. The caged bird sings not for happiness but because he is alone. You hear his screams they bring you sweet dreams, But it's his cry for help before he dies. The caged bird once lived out in fields of flowers you watched him fly high captured his soul for your pride, But now he begs you to let him go. The cage bird holds on Believing in his future you sacrificed his freedom for a cage forced him to live inside his own rage, But do not worry his faith is still strong.
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Janayecutie
response to Maya Angelou's poem I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings

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