Wings

Cages

limiting us

to four walls

metal bars

restricting freedom

to imprisonment

because we are birds

without wings

unable to take flight

to take the freedom

that is rightfully ours

Stuck

that is what we are

Trapped

in our own loss

the loss of the things

we have forgotten

Wings

the dream to fly

the hope

for freedom

Free

more than just

a thought

but a reality

that is not yet ours

Without wings

we are birds

who cannot fly

unable to escape

four walls

of metal bars

we've dreamed

to tear apart

We've hoped

so many times

for the sweet taste

of the sky

the wide and endless

expanse of freedom

we crave

but that remains

an imagination

tucked away

in our heads

Without our wings

we are weak

or so we think

because what we think

is strong

is flight

We believe

that wings

are our answer

our freedom

Free

the hope

in our hearts

that is anything

but weak

because our hope

is stronger

than our state

than these four walls

and metal bars

Our cage

is shattered glass

when met

with our will

The sky is ours

The world

is everywhere

Our wings

are returned

with the wind

to pick them up

We fly

we soar through

uncharted territory

Freedom

We are birds

birds who cannot fly

until we're brave enough

to try