Aviary

It was an aviary I saw today
large, with many birds.

But it was you I saw today
and it was you I felt for

It was you my heart fluttered for
it was you my heart cooed for

I remember my childhood bird
in its cage, on the veranda

And other birds would sit nearby
and other birds would sing nearby

An aviary’s no home
however large.

And I can sit nearby,
And I can sing

But until you’re free to fly
how will you come home to me?