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Poetry
by
M. B. Baldwin



Captive

  I'm a bird in a cage,
and the door is locked.
I cannot fly,
and I don't want to sing.

I'm a dog on a leash
tied to my doghouse.
I want to play and run,
but I cannot even go for a walk.

I'm a fawn in the woods,
and my mother keeps me huddled
among the trees
to protect me from predators.

I cannot sing, or walk,
or play or run
the way I dream I might,
and yet there is security
in knowing
that no one even expects me
to do more than rest quietly...
     with no obligation,
     no rush,
     no responsibility.

Sometimes, like now,
it is just easier to be
a fawn in the woods
hidden away from everyone
and everything.




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