Tonight a mournful weep
From distant flailing heart
A bird within his keep
Lyrical hymn of harp,
\"Set me free, friend,
from this wired wall,
To me be, lend
Heed to my call.\"
Caged dissonance begs retreat
From this his winged requiem,
To pique my own hidden bleat
In refrain, again, again.
Oh that warbling mystery,
Serenades of misery,
Some day lock key me to stray,
Release this caged bird of pray.
Augustus / Folsom / October 2016