Freedom Of The Birds Poem by Raj Arumugam

Child, free those caged birds;
free them, though I’ve kept them as
my precious collection
like I collected books or foreign coins.
I can see, now; so late in my time,
I can see now they are pained
by lack of freedom and space
like I am
by responsibility and care…
Free them and let them fly…
Though precious and worth much
their freedom must be worth much more to them
as I know mine is
all that freedom of my years
restricted by position, greed, security and rewards…
Let them fly, child, let them…