Someday I Will Be Free

I realized
that I am
and always have been
caged, like an animal.

Am I deserving of this?
What fate awaits me
here, in this prison?

Fear, then anger
washes throughout me.
Calmness clears my mind
shortly after.

Where is the key
that can release me?
I found it, but as soon
as I grabbed it,
I dropped it
by accident.

Now, my only way
to freedom
is to reach for it-
to try to grasp it once more.

The guard,
he might see me...
he'll yell, he'll hurt me.
Somehow, I must become
invisible
to sneak by and get my key.
Someday, I will get free.

I am a bird in a cage
for now, yet I found my way
to be free and wild
someday...someday...