| Canary You have found a new place to stay And decided not to keep a pet Perhaps he was too much hassle Na�vely, you set him free And blindly, he took the opportunity Without realizing the consequence His life wasting inside a cage Guaranteed fresh water and food A controlled temperature Welting summer or darkest winter Mistaking neglect for luck He tried to fly far As high as his untrained wings Would carry him Exhausted, he surveyed his new life New sounds, unfamiliar scents To fend for himself Night used to be a blanket over his cage He had to adjust to predictable hours His experience was not of robbing pigeons Or gregarious sparrows He did not understand others of his kind Where to stay Who to trust When to stop crying The dizzying new heights His heart so low He became ill and homesick For the safety of her apartment |