#scaredgirl
A Bird in a Cage (Villanelle)
I am a bird in a gilded cage
where I cannot spread my wings,
a scared girl wanting to rule the stage.
Like a world renowned sage
unable to say anything,
I am a bird in a gilded cage.
Like a storybook missing a page,
a fictional kingdom without a king,
a scared girl wanting to rule the stage.
A longing nothing can assuage
but to win the fight and hear the cheers ring,
I am a bird in a gilded cage.
Maybe one day at a different age,
a hope to which I constantly cling,
a scared girl wanting to rule the stage.
A war in my soul ever waged,
with fear as the victor, I refuse to sing.
I am a bird in a gilded cage,
a scared girl wanting to rule the stage.
Jan 2, 2019
Jan 2, 2019 at 1:28 PM UTC