A wild bird.
I saw the fear in her eyes.
She told me that "I love you.
I need you."
But I'm afraid.
Afraid of losing myself in a emotion
where I won't be able to escape.
A wild bird can't be captured,
a wild bird may forget the freedom it once had,
but in dreams will fly free and have no walls to lock them in.
I heard her crying at night.
She was swimming in a sweet love
and dreaming of flying away.
Twisting up her dreams and heart.
A wild bird will slowly die.
One day,
the wildness in the eyes of the wild bird will be gone.
She quit talking of life and great dreams,
her laughter faded away,
her spirit of life was lost in the gentle breezes.
I try to motivate my love.
I took her to the sea, the mountains and
we took long road trips.
I saw her blue eyes become sadder.
I used to see the blue sky in her eyes,
now I saw sadness and tears.
I will set my wild bird free,
I will tell her to fly away to her hope and dreams,
I will tell her,
I will wait for you.
Somethings can't be held down,
some dreams are so powerful.
They can kill your energy and joy of life.
I couldn't kill my beautiful lady,
I could not cage her in a love with walls and barriers.
I released her on a sunny day,
I took her to the airport,
I broke my heart.
I found a sort of peace for setting a spirit free to
wander the great world.
I knew when you set a wild bird free.
They would not return.
Coyote
This is lovely, with words and that speak a lot about care, love and encouragement from the poet persona to his lover
Really a poignant rendition set aside for sober reflection. An insightful creation nicely crafted in persuasive expressions with conviction. Thanks for sharing, John.
beautiful poetic expression wild bird but not wild it's mild beautiful and peaceful three words comes as I Love You
Beautiful. She must have been a sparrow. He can not live in a cage. She must have had a voice like Édith Piaf (Fra. - Sparrow) . She must have loved Maya Angelou.
This is a very sad but beautiful poem, if you love someone set them free. So wonderfully written dear John.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
John, this story with the way you write it really beautiful...well excuse for typical word of beautiful.. but i do say it when i have to and mean it..This poem is definitely beautiful and how you entangled it with your thought and emotion, honest story telling..it just wonderful!
Thank you for reading and the comment. I appreciate your kind words.