This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Rowan chapter.
you locked me in a cage and expected me to spread my wings
but they weren’t strong enough
i was beaten and battered
you sat there and watched as i struggled and ripped at my own flesh
dreaming i were a more beautiful species
you made a spectacle out of me
i was merely there for your entertainment
a prisoner in my own body
and you expected me to stay content
unbeknownst to you
i would leave this toxic coop and my feathers would bloom into something more beautiful than
you could ever dream of
i would become full of life and color
full of happiness and strength
so full of such beauty that your simple mind cannot comprehend
and i would fly once again