February 27, 2005

Bindings

by: EJ

I'm just staring off into nothingness,

All I can see is never-ending grassy fields,

I watch the different shaped clouds,

Wishing they were tangible,

Wishing I was part of that beautiful blue sky,

The sun shines through this window,

Keeping me warm,

Oh how I wish I were free,

Just like a bird,

Able to fly away from everything,

I imagine words couldn't explain the bliss,

But I sit here bound in this car,

Just like the animals are bound within their fences,

I know how they feel,

Forever trapped in a space until their eventual death,

This car is only a temporary restraint,

My country says I'm free,

I am not,

My life is bound by laws and regulations,

And with these I can never truely be me,

Live how I want to live,

Oh how I wish I could be a bird and be free,

Free to fly away from anyone's restraints.