A GILDED CAGE IS YET FAR INFERIOR
TO A HOLLOW MEDIEVAL TREE
ROOTED IN TERRA FIRMA
FOR THE FOWL
WHO DESTINED TO DIE REGARDLESSLY
IN EITHER
STILL AT LEAST
COULD BE DONE FREE
WITHOUT THE INTERFERENCES
OF THE FORMER
WHICH IS THE CONDITION IN WHICH WITHIN CONFINED
IT OUGHT TO CONDEMN
VEHEMENTLY
AND ELSEWHERE
SEEK THE SITE OF ITS OWN UNDOING
UNLEASH ITSELF
UPON THE SKY
ULTIMATELY
TO SEE TO ITS OWN CESSATION
LIKE AN ARTIST TINGING THEIR OWN STROKE
THAT TIME
SO THAT BEFORE
COMES DUE
IT COULD BE FLOWN
BY ITS OWN FLIGHT
AMONGST THE FLUFFIEST CLOUDS
FEATHERED AND ALL AS IF NEVER ENTRAPPED
IT WAS
AS IT WERE
BORN AGAIN
AS EVER BEFORE
MIRACULOUSLY THE MANIPULATION OF A FATE
OTHERWISE ROTTEN
IN DESTINY
