Freedom

a poem by Swapna Ranjit

Never a bird soaring high
   Fluttering its wings in gay abandon
Never a bee buzzing by
   Kissing off the honey drops gleefully
Never a cloud floating by
   Pregnant with fresh drops of rain
Never a flower swaying
   Embracing the gentle breeze blissfully
Never for me the joys,
   The passions, the pleasures of freedom
Never for me, never for me.