is the answer no?
how can i change your mind if so?
where is the space to feel again,
fly free, dream,
nevermore penned in
like a caged bird whose wings
have been clipped,
a songbird unable to sing
show me a glimmer
where all is bright and shimmers
where my bones no longer rattle
there are no systems to battle
the kindness of a smile,
a twinkle in the eye
would set the world aright
Songbird, Fleetwood Mac. Do you have a favorite Fleetwood Mac song? I actually didn’t like this song previously, but have grown to love it. The 1977 Live version is even more lovely. I thought the song went well with the tenor of this poem. It’s one of those times in life in which I just have to keep pushing through. It’s not how I wish to live, a temporary hold before there can be light.
Photo by Joshua J. Cotten on Unsplash
Musings of a Taiwanese American Adoptee 
Every door is also a doorway. Beautiful poem.
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I enjoyed your poem. Nicely done. Fleetwood Mac’s Songbird is a beautiful song. The song came to McVie in a dream. She woke up in the middle of the night and wrote it in 30 minutes. So amazing…
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Wow that is amazing! I love that the song came to her in a dream.
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Dear Moongirl,
Concurring with MyGenXerLife! I love both your poem and Fleetwood Mac’s song, both entitled “Songbird”.
May you and MyGenXerLife have a lovely weekend!
Yours sincerely,
SoundEagle
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Great poem and song. Freedom is what I see here and it’s beautifully expressed. 😊
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Thanks so much. Yes freedom is so important ♥️ it’s the theme in my life these days.
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Mine too 😀
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