The Caged Bird



A                          The                            But                             The
free                       free                           a                                 caged
bird                      bird                           caged                          bird
leaps                     thinks                       bird                             sings
on                          of                             stands                         with
the                        another                       on                                a
back                      breeze                       the                            fearful
of                          and                           grave                           trill
the                         the                             of                                of
wind                      trade                        dreams                      things
and                        winds                        his                            unknown
floats                     soft                          shadow                        but
downstream           through                   shouts                         longed
till                          the                            on                               for
the                          singing                      a                                still
current                   trees                         nightmare                   and
ends                       and                           scream                        his
and                         the                            his                              tune
dips                        fat                            wings                            is
his                          worms                       are                              heard
wing                      waiting                     clipped                         on
in                           on                              and                              the
the                           a                               his                             distant
orange                    dawn                         feet                            hill
sun                         bright                         are                             for
rays                        lawn                          tied                             the
and                         and                             so                              caged
dares                       he                               he                             bird
to                            names                        opens                        sings
claim                       the                             his                            of
the                           sky                            throat                        freedom
sky                          his                              to                             .
.                              own                            sing
                                                                  .









BY MAYA ANGELOU