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Caged Like A Bird

Caged like a bird

You kept me beside you

For your amusement

For your pleasure

In the cage I patiently waited

Until I could no longer

I thought you would finally set me free

When you saw my misery

But you simply bought me a bigger cage
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70 responses to “Caged Like A Bird”

  1. A & J PEI Treasures/E Jean Simpson, BEd, BA, MA Avatar
    A & J PEI Treasures/E Jean Simpson, BEd, BA, MA

    Interesting. One sets oneself free. If you rely on someone else to do it, you’ll always be in a cage. They do say the truth will set you free.

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      So true, sometimes we’re the ones keeping ourselves in the cage.

      Reply
  2. haoyando Avatar
    haoyando

    Life makes one feel that way, right? I feel like all the struggle and efforts have not made me truly free. Instead it earns me a bigger cage and better provisions.

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      I feel that way too. The more you try to escape the larger the cage gets but we’re never truly free.

      Reply
  3. Poet of the Light Avatar
    Poet of the Light

    I enjoy your poetry. Once I convinced my owner I was happier in a locked cage, so they took the lock away. Now I pretend to be unhappy in their presence of what I now call… my home. 😉

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Reverse psychology- nice 😜

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      1. Poet of the Light Avatar
        Poet of the Light

        Absolutely

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  4. DEVANG UPADHYAYA Avatar
    DEVANG UPADHYAYA

    You are a complete blogger. The variety of your work shows how versatile you are. And, how comfortable you are in various genres. Kudos.
    I really love this poem. This poem shows that, how deep your knowledge is. You are not just a content creator, but, also writer, poet and artist. Keep sharing.

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Thank you so much, that’s so nice of you to say.

      Reply
  5. LAMarcom Avatar
    LAMarcom

    “I thought you would finally set me free
    When you saw my misery
    But you simply bought me a bigger cage”

    Ironically Brilliant

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Thank you so much.

      Reply
  6. Nehal Jain Avatar
    Nehal Jain

    Damnn, this just portrays how sad things are for some. Loved it!!

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Yes, it’s really tough out there for some people. Thank you!

      Reply
  7. Daily Poetry Avatar
    Daily Poetry

    Total freedom doesn’t exist, we are all living in a cage. But most of them is so big we don’t realize they are there.

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      I absolutely agree. We’re all caged in one way or the other it’s just some of our cages are less obvious.

      Reply
  8. Vidah Avatar
    Vidah

    Loved these lines!!
    Keep writing, Pooja😊

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Thank you so much!

      Reply
  9. Chiru Avatar
    Chiru

    We all can relate this cage with our daily life that we wait for some miracle to come out of….

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Yes, that’s true. A lot of times we wait for some miracle to help get us where we want to be but that rarely happens.

      Reply
  10. BENJAMIN NAMBU Avatar
    BENJAMIN NAMBU

    Charles Dickens once said that we forge the chains we wear in life. Some of those chains are bought with our decisions, with delivery and installation included in the purchase.

    If we wait for others to liberate us, it might never come. Our freedom lies in our own hands and in our own thinking.

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      How fascinating and I do see what he means. A lot of times we think we are forced to live in a cage when in reality we have a way to escape.

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      1. BENJAMIN NAMBU Avatar
        BENJAMIN NAMBU

        Exactly, Pooja.

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  11. Andie Avatar
    Andie

    It’s so painfully real..

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Thank you 🙂

      Reply
  12. Binu Avatar
    Binu

    I Understand , you are now free to fly.

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Thank you, that’s lovely to say.

      Reply
  13. reeydah Avatar
    reeydah

    I genuinely see this in an actual bird’s perspective. Birds are meant to fly free, not be in a cage.

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Yeah, for sure. Birds need to fly and yet people who love them often keep them caged.

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      1. reeydah Avatar
        reeydah

        Exactly. And it’s a pretty sad fact

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        1. Pooja G Avatar
          Pooja G

          Really is.

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  14. Patrick Cole Avatar
    Patrick Cole

    I love a poem that calls you to read it more than once. Well done, Pooja!
    Similar to comments from others, for me, the “You” is my ego and the cage is my fear and greed. Thank you for this provocative reminder.

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Thank you so much!

      That’s a very interesting way of looking at it. Personally, I think we all have our own “cages” in life that we have to break free of.

      Reply
  15. Qonyike Avatar
    Qonyike

    Wow, It’s so relatable in every day relationships. Most times, this owner claims to love the bird, that’s why he cages it.

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Thank you so much. Yes, absolutely. People that sometimes claim to love birds so much end up caging them and stopping them from being free.

      Reply
  16. Milena Alien Avatar
    Milena Alien

    you are the captain of your ship and the master of your soul

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      So true.

      Reply
  17. Saima.SK Avatar
    Saima.SK

    Beautifully written poem, Pooja🙂 and some comments too, in response to your post, are wise and really good👍

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Thanks so much, glad you enjoyed the poem and the comments. 😊

      Reply
  18. Saima.SK Avatar
    Saima.SK

    My pleasure💕🙂

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  19. Geoff Stamper Avatar
    Geoff Stamper

    A great post. Life seems to be a maze of overlapping cages, some we install and some we do not even recognize.

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Thanks so much, and I absolutely agree.

      Reply
  20. Francochuks Avatar
    Francochuks

    The sorrows of life is just the ability of allowing those sorrows to continue.
    We have to violently and with revolution, break away from the sorrows life have kept us.

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      I absolutely agree. We need to break free by any means necessary.

      Reply
  21. Shashi Avatar
    Shashi

    Good one. Loved it

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Thanks so much.

      Reply
  22. Kirsten Avatar
    Kirsten

    Love this poem, Pooja. Very relatable feelings. Thank you for sharing!

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Thank you so much!

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      1. Kirsten Avatar
        Kirsten

        You’re welcome! 🤗

        Reply
  23. Stacey Guenther Avatar
    Stacey Guenther

    The bird longs to be free! Hopefully, it can escape. I love this poem. Nicely penned.

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Thank you so much!

      Reply
  24. Stacey Guenther Avatar
    Stacey Guenther

    P.S. Your poem brings to mind a poem I like by Maya Angelou. It’s called Caged Bird. If you haven’t already read it, you may like it: https://www.poetryoutloud.org/poem/caged-bird/

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      I remember reading it in high school and absolutely loved it. It’s the very first thing I read by Maya Angelou. Thanks for reminding me.

      Reply
  25. Happy Panda Avatar
    Happy Panda

    Beautifully written!

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Thanks so much! Hope you’re feeling better now.

      Reply
  26. Weekend Thoughts – Haoyan Do

    […] etc. I have really made an effort to achieve that, but only succeeding, like what Pooja says here, in getting a bigger […]

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  27. Cindy Georgakas Avatar
    Cindy Georgakas

    oh I love this Pooja! Very cool .. well written!
    💖

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Thanks so much! ☺️

      Reply
  28. Shaunelius Sterns Avatar
    Shaunelius Sterns

    Sometimes it can be hard to leave a comfortable place, especially if you have been there for a while. We have to make the first move if we want to come out of the cage we are in. The world is a big place, and it can be frightening at times, but if we never make that first step to set ourselves free, we will always be in that one place and never know the freedom of being free. Thank you for sharing. Nice poem. Have a great week.

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      I absolutely agree. It’s terrifying but we must take the first step ourselves. Thanks and have a great week too.

      Reply
  29. Karen Lighthouse Avatar
    Karen Lighthouse

    Ooh, they rarely do set you free…that’s our sacred work…Hope you’re flying free now!

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Absolutely, we have to fly off ourselves!

      Reply
  30. Doer Mindset Avatar
    Doer Mindset

    Nice poem and flow of words! I love how broad its interpretation can be! Freedom is one of the most sought feelings, yet the hardest to achieve!

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Thanks so much!

      Reply
  31. Foziyaa Arsii Avatar
    Foziyaa Arsii

    𝐘𝐞𝐬

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  32. dustyreviewer Avatar
    dustyreviewer

    I really enjoyed your poem! It made me think hard about that relationship dynamic.

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Thank you so much!

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      1. dustyreviewer Avatar
        dustyreviewer

        You’re welcome!

        Reply
  33. Susi Bocks Avatar
    Susi Bocks

    Also, a great take on how a narcissist behaves. Nice, Pooja!

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Thank you so much!

      Reply
      1. Susi Bocks Avatar
        Susi Bocks

        You’re welcome, dear! 🙂

        Reply

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