rhythms

i know why the caged birds sing

I Know Why the Caged Birds Sing
— sequence of quatrain

     I know why the caged birds sing
     They sing, o'course for they have voices
     Hoping that their voices could ring
     The deaf ears of the remorseless.

     As long as there's hope, they won't stop
     Singing a masked ballad of the un-free
     Hoping for the message to be able to pop
     What's hindering the actions of the authority.

     Or that someone won't fall for deaf ears
     And heed for the hidden message of their song
     And if brave enough to scorn out their fears
     And end the immorality of the wrong.

     For in the pits of despair, there's still that spark of hope
     To which they keep igniting that light
     That one of these days, they'd finally cope
     From the cage, keeping them from feeling what's right.

     And that I know why the caged birds sing
     Aside from the fact that they have voices,
     They are aiming for justice to ring
     And make the impossible possible for the remorseless.