Cries From The Cage! Poem by Shahzia Batool

this grasped my core from start to finish... i write i found not only clever but beautiful

I'm confused if I should indulge in profoundity of a crmson soil or whirl like dervish to the music of this flowing work

Yes, Shahzia, the world is bondage - a prison of sort. But one day, our wings will be whole, and we shall soar. Another wonderul piece, my friend. And best wishes to you, too, for this Holiday Season.

a cry from the heart..may it be heard to make this world a better place!

Dear Shazia, thank you for your kind comment on my poem, Ryokan, I Bow to You. I have read many of your poems. They make me wish I could read Urdu. I find this one irresistible as it speaks on so many levels to the human struggle for freedom and for the particular struggle as well. Thank you.

so true ma'am...we are captive birds but as for as soul is concern, it would not be imprisoned....one day we would be free & soar from all the imprisonment, poem is nicely written & contents, diction & emotions you have put in it, all are too force full & contemplative...thumbs up

so true ma'am...we are captive birds but as for as soul is concern, it would not be imprisoned....one day we would be free & soar from all the imprisonment, poem is nicely written & contents, diction & emotions you have put in it, all are too force full & contemplative...thumbs up

Man is born free, but is in fetters everywhere! ! We long for liberation from all that tie and pin us down to the earth preventing us from soaring higher! What use is there of the vast expanse of the sky for a bird with clipped wings? A powerful write! ! What mysteries still remain to be unveild! !

Sometimes we feel our soul is a prisoner. We want to soar but we have wings of wax. It reminds me of Iqbal's verse: Tere azaad bandon kii na yeh duniya na woh duniya Yahaan marne ki paabandi wahaan jeene ki paabandi

the whole of universe moves in an orderly cage, doesn't it? the body too is a cage, isn't it? who knows if the spirit/soul too moves within a cage? those who experience(d) the soul's movement will not reveal to us, will they? how many lives will it take for the likes of me to realize the truth?