I know why the caged bird sings...

let us laugh instead of crying.
praying for a day that I can just live
as if tomorrow I were dying.
dreams of enjoying life & love
but instead this caged bird can only sing..
with a voice as beautiful as a free white dove.
imprisoned & unheard; I'm cursed
with only the ability to deliver a word
as it falls upon deaf ears...
but still, the sound of my voice will continue to ring
& the taste of my tears...
they remind me of a song that I once used to sing
& the comforting bliss that it always used to bring.

Living for this one simple thing
This...
this is why the caged bird sings.