Cinder flamed ashen skin covers my lips as the thirst grows in my ravaged brain. I lick them and the wind soaks up the moisture. The heatwave of my body is made aware in my eyes. I blink yet the sights don't seem to register. I speak, yet the words don't escape my vocal chords. I feel, yet the tangibility isn't confirmed in any aspect. Emptiness is made a factor. I found out sorrofully that I couldn't connect with the caged bird, I thought I understood why it cried, but my meaning was incorrect, my thoughts were that of a loveless loner ready to embrace the freedom of the cage in its heart. I was thoroughly incorrect. Why does the caged bird sing? It sings because it wants others to feel its pain, it has nothing to do with perserverence. It sings because through song anything is possible, through song It finds its escape...