Caged Bird Poem by Kate Brossman

The rain keeps falling,
And the pain goes on.
Your name; I try calling,
But the words are finally gone.
You won't remember me,
Cause' I'm just a lost memory.
Always walking down the same forgotten road,
A story of the lonely; Still left untold.
'She is not important, '
'She is lost in the dark.'
It's not my fault that I had fallen,
Believed the shadows within my heart.
'She's a freak.'
'A monster, if you will.'
Why do they say this?
Why am I considered 'ill'?
I am a person,
Just like you.
Hate me because I'm different?
Well, that's nothing new.
So hang me from the gallows,
Repress my words,
But I refuse,
To be your caged bird.
Burn my spirit,
Stitch my lips.
Bind my hands,
But I'll never forget.
You're the weird ones.
The ones who need help.
I am perfectly normal,
And I'm content with the cards I've been dealt.
I will speak my mind,
I will be heard.
No matter what you say or think,
I am no longer bound, no longer you're caged bird.