I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou

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This poem is a metaphor using the free bird and the caged bird and their contrasting experiences to express the longing of the African Americans for freedom from oppression and discrimination they experience in society. • #poem #poetry #quotes #mayaangelou #freedom #randomreadings • Narration by Liz of RandomReadings • / @randomreadingspoetry • https://www.instagram.com/randomreadi... • Music by Shiden Beats Music from Pixabay • Sound effects by Pixabay • Video Clips from Pixabay and Pexels • • I Know why the Caged Bird Sings • 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 • for 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 caged bird stands on the grave of dreams • his shadow shouts on a nightmare scream • 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 • for the caged bird • sings of freedom.

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