breaking the cage

Posted on July 28, 2012 by Susan L Daniels

something so live
cannot stay still
or pace in prescribed patterns
indefinitely

though it is almost
civilized into submission
I remember wildness
roaring or purring
through my blood

wisdom that dream-talks
and says I am made to hunt
to gather together and share
the fruit of my roaming

not spend my days like pennies
counted up and saved

but those pennies rolled
and spinning on the floor
the counting table tossed over
and the door
on broken hinges

left open

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About Susan L Daniels

I am a firm believer that politics are personal, that faith is expressed through action, and that life is something that must be loved and lived authentically--or why bother with any of it?
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8 Responses to breaking the cage

  1. nuamanin's avatar Pawan Hira says:
    July 28, 2012 at 5:34 pm

    You tried to fly in the blue sky, and I loved the way your wrote this. It is beautiful. Blessings, dear.

  2. Bruce Ruston's avatar Ian Moone says:
    July 29, 2012 at 6:59 am

    Really diggin it

  3. nelle's avatar nelle says:
    July 30, 2012 at 12:10 pm

    Spirit, free. Soar. And say hello to JLS if you encounter him in the skies.

  4. I HAVE A VOICE's avatar I HAVE A VOICE says:
    July 31, 2012 at 9:25 pm

    Understood beyond explanation [to me].

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