And I delight in simple things

They bring such great joy and mean so much

To me, they are priceless

It's interesting to see how things can be taken for granted so easily

What others see as rights, they are privileges for me

What they enjoy, I have to fight for

The irony of it all...

I thought that I would get used to it

It's been like that for years

Why should my treatment come as a surprise
Why should I expect things to be different

A bird caged at home

No freedom to do what I want

Yet yearning to break free

To soar, for even a brief moment

If only I could change the situation

But alas...

I am powerless

For I am not the one in control

I've experienced freedom and I can't turn back

A bird that has been set free will never return to its prison

The owner must learn to let go

For the bird no longer belongs to him

But still...

The pain is too much to bear

The memories too emblazoned to erase

The scar too deep to be removed

All I can do is cling onto a glimmer of hope

Knowing that in the end this life will end

And I will be in eternity with God

Forever joyful, worshipping Him