My Room is a Comfortable Cage, by Sara Castaneda

The Room in Brooklyn, by Edward Hopper (USA) 1932

My Room is a Comfortable Cage
 
Each day I see
the big bold sky
she tells me hi
so then I say
do I stay
or do I fly?
 
My things are here
in my safe cage
all is clear
life is ordered
life is neat
my routine
is quite complete.
 
But some days I think
what does sky hold
beyond the comforts
of sweet home.
 
Do I dare
dare to roam
do I attempt
the great unknown?
 
Am I so bold
to spread my wings
it might be grand
to feel so free,
 
but then a thought,
maybe it’s not.
 
When the rain
and lightning strikes
when thunder
booms into night
 
I have no cage
of comforts near
what would I do
that’s not so clear.

Now every day
this thought haunts me
do I try
Infinity?
 
Or do I stay
here in my cage
I can’t decide
maybe I’ll fly
another day.

Sara Castaneda

Sara Castaneda is a poet/writer living in Dallas, TX.  Newer to submitting, she has been published in The Zebra Ink and Space and Time Magazine. After nine proofs she finally finished her chapbook of poetry, Underdog Bet, much to the relief of her editors, being released this year. Formerly an actor in television shows and theatre in New York and Sydney, she is oddly at home in the world of rejections with some kudos that go along with poetry.  She and her husband are proudly owned by their dog Mac and three cats Oscar, Sketchy, and Mr. Davis.