DEEPAK KUMAR PATTANAYAK - The caged bird

The caged bird
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This world is cruel and bitter
You have taken away their eyes
You have taken away their ears
What remain is their clipped wings
And when their frail feet open
With a hope to walk and fly
They quiver seeing themselves in chain
They flap their wings
They shake their emotions
Earnestly do they beseech for liberation
But to no avail
Striking against the iron bars
To break open and fly in the sky
Imprisoned are such lovely birds in cages
For they are for sale!
We are no better than the caged birds
Supposed to be flying in the open skies
And touching the splendour of rain
We are caged by egos and desires
We are prisoners of our own selves
In a tiny cage of the self called, ‘EGO'
We have forever chained ourselves
Be aware and be awakened
We have to break free from petty ends
To find our wings to fly away
To such a dreamland
Where freedom is a joy from within

DEEPAK KUMAR PATTANAYAK

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