I have a dream that one day I’ll be a bird

With wings so strong the wind can’t stop me

And the cage that now holds me will crumble away

So I will spread my wings and fly to the heavens.

If a bird can sing, why can’t I?

I am held down by chains just to feel pain

And it makes me wonder if I deserve this.

The longing and the struggle to leave burns

With a flame so bright it’s blinding

And roars with a yawp so loud, it’s deafening

But for now, I am a raven without a pen.

Will I ever be able to live my dream? 

My sweet dream of flying with no destination

And of being free without a toll to pay.

Maybe I should kill it,

Or maybe I should peck at the bars of my cage

To make the metal crumble and fall,

So I will become a bird,

With wings stronger than ever before

So not even the wind will stop me.