Gliding through countless fields,
Lilac-rose,
Lavender-scented ever-green blossoms of beauty,
Creeping creepers,
Snaking springs.
Leaping geckos,
Vain chameleons.
Gentlest breezes,
Twirling clothes,
Tendril-hair-play.
Eden-like paradise.
Hides precarious gates,
Housed in unseen tongs.
Golden cage,
Gilded paradise.
Now I know why the caged bird sings.
* No, I am yet to read Maya Angelou's autobiography, I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings. The end seemed appropriate and abrupt enough for what I intended. Thanks for reading and commenting. I have not been posting as regularly as I'd like but hopefully it will end soon. Check out my other blog here. Enjoy.
2 comments:
Nice poem, I like how you compared the two in the last lines.
Thanks, Myne.
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