Love Birds

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I always loved your pretty wings,
But I slashed those foolish things.
I was afraid you'd fall into the ocean,
and I would die without your devotion...
So I placed you in a cage of glass,
and tethered you with a chain of brass.



You are just so captivated,
You take and take [never sated.]
You will never escape your binds,
Our chains are far too inter-twined.

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You always loved my pretty wings,
but you destroyed those silly things.
You were so afraid that I would run,
And burn to ash against the sun.
So you forged an iron cage for me,
To assure that I could never leave.



My thoughts are all about you.
Freedom is nothing without you.
You will always take center stage,
I could never leave this cage.

(Once, a little bird told me,
He would always hold me,
And if I could believe him,
I would never leave him.)