Caged bird sings

The day I was looking over that caged bird in the balcony of my neighbor.

She fluttered here and there and then after much effort sat down hopelessly with agony in her heart.

Generally birds twitter and tweet ,

But she was just preening

Regretting her fate,

Thinking "alas I could be with my love once again".

Then with tears in my eyes, I felt the same.

Trapped and imprisoned,

The difference; me in aviary and she in cage.

My aspirations and desires all locked up,

My feelings and emotions all overlooked,

My silence is taken as my weakness,

Caged by the norms and the restrictions of the patriarchal society,

To which I belong.

My soul is torn apart,

I regret, lament on my fate,

Thanks to my spirituality lessons,

Thought it might be my karma,

I surrendered myself totally to circumstances.

But by birding, I could relate

Is it just my perception??

Or whether it is the cage of my deep-rooted belief system,

My constraint mindset,

Thought pattern embedded in my mind.

"Why have I given my strings in someone hands?"

And me as a puppet following them blindly.

Leaving me drained and exhausted,

As if I have no blood any flesh,

Only hollow bones are my part.

Then I took a deep breath,

And looking at the sky,

Which is now cleared of black clouds,

Sun is shining bright,

Making my mind crystal clear.

Now I will rebuild my thoughts,

Begin my second life,

Come out of my comfort zone,

Clearing all the obstacles,

Fulfilling my aspirations.

Reaching my destination,

I am not a caged bird anymore.