Wall Street birds.

They say. theysay.
"Why the birds? Why the birds?"
They say. theysay.
"Someday she'll be covered in birds."
One feather. right.after.the.other.
"Why the birds?"

For the same reason as everyone.
To the creatures who made us believe someday we could be free.
To the wings who made us believe that someday.
Someday.
We could fly away too.

Mankind has always loved their wings.
Envied their ability to soar without restrictions.
So we created cages.
And I.
I envy the ability to be free.
So those feelings, those birds of freedom trapped inside the cage of me,
They're free now.

"Why the birds? Why the birds?"
Because although I cannot fly,
There are dreams.hopes. within me that will.

◊j. faye