Holden - The Serious Side

Uncaged

Today I wish I were a bird,
soaring above all that is sorrowful

Untouched by the cruelty that simmers below me,
peaceful in the solace of the clouds

I would see what is unseen,
that which is missed by those without flight

Tree tops personified in a dance
to the music of nature's wrath

The miracle of the rainbow's edge
as it knocks on the door to heaven

I would chase a drop from a waterfall
to the cemetery of an unknown sea

Or befriend a beast, believed nonexistent,
at home where no man has walked.

And when I grew tired I would seek refuge in the cool grass
I would wrap my breast with wings, and wait

I might remain a bird and fly away
with still wings and a quiet heart

Or wake to find I am yesterday's child,
a caged soul who, when tomorrow comes,

would wish to be a bird.