Free Bird

Free Bird

For my dear friend Nandini, stay 'epic.

The bird in the broken cage

Has reached her coming of age

Will she wear a scarf or a veil?

Who is to marry this young female?

The bird who flaps her young wings

Is not allowed to sing

She may not partake in her becoming

And she must not think of ever parting

The cage was once so strong

The days when the bird sang her song

She must now be silent

There is no room for defiance

The caretakers wish to fix the metal bars

They wish not for the bird to move too far

They polish and shine their deadly stronghold

No stories of freedom to be ever told

Pieces of the hatched egg surrounds the bird

Gossip has spread, broken, cracked and heard

Burning wildfire of the spoken word

Has burnt the feathers of this poor bird

The bird in the broken cage

Has reached her coming of age

Please set her free

Unlink the chains and let her be

Open the doors and let her see

Please set her free

Let her smile shine

Let her be mine

Let her long hair flow

Please let this sweet bird grow

Let her fly into the bright sky

Let her live and never let her die

Wipe her tears so she may not cry

Please let this bird fly

By Tawanda 'Butterfly' Mulalu

Image courtesy of some site that I copy and pasted from using a search engine ( it was 'Bing,' because you know default search provider...damn school computers).

This was a special post dedicated to my friend Nandini. Check out her blog to know why I posted this and you know....just check it out... and ignore it's ridiculously long name...

http://ordinaryteenagerextraordinarydreams.blogspot.com/

Oh and Natasha and Vamika... I have not forgotten about your posts, they'll be up soon.

P.S Hope you feel better Nandini

P.P.S Happy Two Month Anniversary Haadiya! <3 Oh...wait...that's on Tuesday....