Feelings

Unconditional love

Horizon and beyond

The sky was orange with streaks of black parting away,

I perched on a swing staring at the horizon that lay,

It is so beautiful even though I see it every day,

I wonder if I could ever reach the sun, if I may.

I see silhouettes of birds that are flying away,

Singing their chimes of freedom as their wings sway,

I stare at them with star studded eyes and a pounding heart,

Wondering how it would be to fly with them, being their part.

I live in a cage that is golden and grand,

Sparkles here and there, hanging above the land,

I get fruits and nuts, grains and water,

Not once in my life have I ever known hunger.

People stare at me for my beautiful colors,

And for how vibrant and bright are my feathers,

To them I am unique and deserve to be protected,

But what do they know about my desire beyond restrictions.

Day after Day, I fly up to my sparkly door,

Wishing for it to be opened for once and for all,

Disappointed I fly back to my swing,

Staring back again at the silhouettes of birds flying.

Not gold, not diamonds, not comfort, not treat,

Nothing can take away my desire to be free,

To race with the wind and with birds to sing,

And reach that horizon; I stare at without a blink.

One day I know I will reach that sky,

And nothing will stop me from living a dream that’s mine,

I just have to keep trying for that day to come,

A hope that had once died has now life in it at least some.

innocent smile

A flower to wither…..

From a bud, I bloomed to a beautiful flower,

Red were my petals and pretty was my color,

Only the rays of sun touched me ever,

Not a bug or a bee was ever my lover.

I looked at the world with a beautiful smile,

Who among them, would truly be mine,

Who would have his eyes on me?

And embrace me with all my beauty.

And finally one day, they bought me a lover,

He wasn’t a rose, but bigger and brighter,

He stood beside me with all his pride,

Looking down at me, saying, “Now you are mine.”

His thorny vines covered my leaves and stem,

Pulling me closer and hurting me with them,

“You don’t need the sun” to me, he said,

“You need me, nothing else instead!”.

My colors slowly, started fading away,

My smile was lost somewhere in dismay,

Tears of blood trickled down my cheeks,

Yet all expected me to smile in glee.

How can I smile, when I am so much in pain?

And why is my pain, to the world, a shame?

Why are they deafened to my shrieks of pain?

Why can’t they see me drowning in dismay?

Lifelessly I stood, trapped, beside him,

All my color and smile darkened in anguish,

Silently praying for that day to arrive,

When I would wither away, beyond anyone’s pride.