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.
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Written on April 14, 2023
Submitted by amarradiggory on April 14, 2023
Modified on April 15, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 656 |
Words | 141 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 1, 6, 7, 4, 6 |
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