I wrote this back in June, and it was the interplay between myself and a friend who had a familiar background. I hope you enjoy it.
The Cage
Blackened and charred, bars closely fit
Rusted chains, heavy and strong
Golden lock, impossible to pic
Protecting the valuable package within.
Intelligent eyes, watch from the bars
Curiosity, life's ebb and flow on the darkened path
A visitor, plucking charred feathers
Old and obvious scars, drum beat heard.
Hammer of a smith, beat loud and strong
Listen to its song, heart of pain
Sorrow retold, weep at the agony
Why does it sing of its pain?
Wander over to the bars, peer out
Tortured heart. "Liar! Trickster!
One song, easy to sing
Sing another song! Show me your pain!"
"See my scars! The wounds still bleed!
Heart buried in my breast, feel the agony!
Feel the heat of hurt, the anguish of deception!"
Raven's cry, “Fear my need!”
New cadence, heart tearing croon
Love overflowing, not returned
Life's fading light, care till the end
Last agonizing breath, light extinguished.
Run from the door, a new song
Love betrayed, again and again
Pain stacked like cord wood, for all to see
Pitiful need, light the pyre.
A new song, a new tune
Darkness flees, a moonlit night
Desires re-ignited, hope alight
Not a funeral, a signal fire!
Scars not wounds, words on the chest
Ever flowing, new poems and stories
New dreams, a hopeful new song
See the fire, flames soaring higher.
“See my scars? Feel my pain?
Felt the desire, scorched by that flame!
Been played by that game, destroyed by lust!”
Raven's anger, “Earn my trust!”
Unrecognizable, features burned away
Visitor rises, flies into the night sky
Hunter in the night, “See my light.”
Raven's sorrow, familiar solitude.
A flap of blackened wings, lands outside
Peers within the cage, heart chained wings
“You left!”, accusation hurled like a stone
“Just touched the clouds, and tasted the sky.”
Raven's wings, beautiful unfurled
“Need to see the sky, smell the sun!
Open this cage, let me run!”
Visitor sighs, sadly shakes his head.
“The lock is meant to keep me out,
Not keep you in.”
