Bird of Freedom

For nests built with love and care

Wind and sun provide daycare

Until wings are fully grown

And birds come into their own

Nature doesn’t clip wings

On a bird of freedom that never sins

It’s allowed to rise high 

And fill the inner sky

Every thought is a nest

They are no more a place of rest

When ego’s feathers are ruffled

And the voice of reason is muffled

Working at the ego’s behest

Every moment becomes a test

The bird of freedom in the mind’s nest

Feels like an unwelcome guest