I’ve always wanted
To be a bird
So I could be free
Rise above the world
Nothing can touch me
Soaring over all
As I rise
Fleeing the world
And its lies
Feeling the wind
In the beautiful sky
As I rise
Fleeing temptation
And despair
Feeling the clouds
As the world disappears
Everything
Will be left behind
No longer
Will I have reason to cry
As I fly I am free
Rising above all
Untouched by all worries
I’m unable to fall
Author's Notes/Comments:
I was deeply saddened when I wrote this poem. I was listening to R. Kelly's I believe I can fly on the radio. I lost my ability to run, when I was 15 years old. Running was my freedom. Every time I ran, I felt as if I was flying. Hearing that song and the emotions I felt within produced this poem... This poem is also the reason why I fell in love with Alicia Keys. When I first heard her song "Caged Bird" I started to cry, If my poem was a song it would be "Caged Bird".... I feel the words of that song as if I wrote it myself. As if she went into the very essence of my being, and expressed everything I wish people could understand.
lovely