~Shades of Gold~

-Two Little Sparrows-

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Pretty little sparrow
Sweet little sparrow,
Sing your soft song
Always so strong,

Poor little sparrow
Broken little sparrow,
Stuck in a cage
Filled with rage,

Sweet sparrow
Pretty sparrow,
Sings his song
There is no wrong,

Hidden sparrow
Pained sparrow,
Sings her song
Full of long,

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Young sparrow
Unfurl your wings,
Free sparrow
Bring your kings,

Caged sparrow
Broken and hollow,
Lonely sparrow
Woken to wallow,

For when the free bird sings
Only he knows what he brings,
He catches his own wind
Unbeknownst of what he has sinned,

But when the locked bird cries
Her cage fills with his lies,
She longs for the key
That may set her free,

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Their cries mingled and mixed
One cry singled and one cry fixed,
One of terror and one of joy
Both filled with error and full of coy,

The free bird found his lover
The other only wanting cover,
The caged bird found betrayal
For the free bird showed portrayal,

You see now the caged bird was never locked
And the free bird was never mocked,
It's all in the imagination
Of one who holds sophistication,

The gentle woman
Fell in love with the mental man,
He died by his own hand
And she fell into her own land,

Filled with sorrow
Filled with rage,
She felt locked in her cage
Awaiting for her engaged,

For she was the caged bird
He was the free,
Their souls awaited
She was never elated,

The key was death
On the last breath,
Where it finally worked
And then hid and shirked,

The free sparrow was a dead man
This was all his plan,
The caged sparrow was a lost girl
Oh how she used to twirl and whirl,

He is happy
She is unhappy,
He payed no heed
She gave no need,

This is the way the story goes
Not a path they both chose,
For this is the tale of the dead male
And the lonely woman's hollow wail.
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