A silent song

05 Feb 2020

·menoh

The songbird’s notes are stifled Hidden by the bars of the cage, Songs that should be of beauty Are nothing but screams of rage. His feathers once full of luster Have lost their magnificent hue, But you don’t see the shade of drab, As master you haven’t a clue. The bars keep him physically imprisoned And you control what he sings, A heart once joyous and lyrical Now broken as you clipped his wings.

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I am a button pusher. I stir up trouble. It is what I do. I live in the borders between light and dark. I can write about beautiful things, and joy and love, but I find I am more creative when i write about the dark. I love to hold a mirror up to the...

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