another loser
has-been fades into
obscurity
Michael Leunig
it's a choice
between
the devil you know
or
the devil you don't know
out of the cage
more space to think
more space to breathe
a better view
the outsider looking in
on the cramped hostile herd
if only one could find
another escapee
a gentle little yellow bird
to fly with
instead of the butcher bird
magnificent song'd
sharp beak'd killer
Mid Week Motif PU
no where is true freedom and peace..sigh...
ReplyDeletePowerfully penned!!
ReplyDeleteIf only! The feeling of safety escapes me now, now that I have given up my illusions. Thank you for this insightful poem.
ReplyDeleteFrom the land of caged safety with limited horizons, or the freedom of the sky with the giant killer-birds........hard choices for sure...........best keep the door to the cage open for retreats from our mad whirls about the sky.
ReplyDeleteAh yes a gentle little companion - a wish we hope is granted
ReplyDeleteAn insightful look into freedom
ReplyDeleteSurvival is not always easiest with a crowd and many mouths to feed. How apt Leunig's cartoon is and can be compared with sunny smiles on country people faces and the glum mugs on city commuters! Each location has it's advantages.
ReplyDeleteThe war within
ReplyDeleteThe price of freedom is too much for those who never attain it, but indeed impossible to pay for those that finally break free...
ReplyDeleteThought provoking, Rall!