A caged eagle

A mighty eagle
Trapped by chains
In a zoo
Where people stare and point
 
This I am

I am the eagle
My expectations the rough chains
That cut me
Make me bleed in agony
That stop me from being who I wish to be.
And what path I choose to follow through

For I am nothing
But my grades
And the expectations given to me
I am thrown
Onto hard gravel
If the eagle
Does not soar as high as the people wish

I’m forced into an arranged marriage
A career I’m not sure I want
Someone perfect
Is something society teaches for me to know.

I cry and cry,
Hoping that another bird
Will save me
From this enclosed caged jail cell
But for now,
I consider this home.