Don't Take It Away

Don't take it all away,

The happiness,

The hope.

 

Don't take it all away,

The friends,

The freedom.

 

Don't lock me in a cage

With nothing but

A cracker and water.

 

I'm a bird,

Not an insect,

Not an unimportant bug.

 

Leave me in the wild,

Let me be free,

Leave me be.

 

Don't take it all away.

Reviews

[David Scott]

Nice insight and well written. It is shameful what people do to posses and control animals or people they claim to admire and love.

[Treble]

Thanks! It was originally about a bird, but after reading it, I realized it could work as a metaphorical poem! :)