Sean Bean

This is called Cage Bird by Maya Angelou.

A free bird leaps on the back of the wind and floats downstream till the current ends and dips his wing in the orange sun rays and dares to claim the sky.

But a bird that stalks down his narrow cage can seldom see through his bars of rage.

His wings are clipped and his feet are tied.

So he opens his throat to sing.

The caged bird sings with a fearful trill Of things unknown but longed for still And his tune is heard on the distant hill Where the caged bird sings of freedom The free bird thinks of another breeze And the trade winds soft through the sighing trees And the fat worms waiting on a dawn bright lawn And he names the sky his own

But a cage bird stands on the grave of dreams.

His shadow shouts and a nightmare scream.

His wings are clipped and his feet are tied.

So he opens his throat to sing.

The cage bird sings with a fearful trill of things unknown but longed for still.

And his tune is heard on the distant hill.

For the cage bird sings of freedom.

That's all for this episode.

Thanks for coming along with us today and I'll see you in a fortnight birdies.

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