Caged Birds Singing

She asked me why the caged birds sang.

I couldn’t tell her,

not for sure.

No mate will arrive this year,

just like last year.

I wonder if they remember,

perhaps they still

live in hope. 

She asked me if they heard the bombs falling

and if they felt fear.

I couldn’t tell her, 

not for sure.

Perhaps peace will arrive this year,

unlike last year.

I wonder if they remember peace,

perhaps they still

live in hope

as we all do here 

where the bombs never stop falling. 

She asked me if they knew

they brought us comfort.

“I think that’s why 

they still sing,”

I said.

https://newversenews.com/