I spent one night in a dark cage, without the sight of sun or spring
I made believe that it was real…the wicked world, the sorry things
I saw the shadows that I feared and they began to fade away
The pain and sorrow brought me tears and washed the night into a day
And in the light I was revealed, I saw myself with open eyes
I broke the cage of sad dismay, prepared my little wings to fly
I knew the dark night wasn’t real, it was a test of memory
So that, this, my forgotten self, is again remembered and revealed
It doesn’t matter what the world and people said or did to me
I will remember all I felt, its all a part of being free
I thank the night that brought me tears and choose to honour all the pain
For because of it I learnt to fly and be all that I was, again
I am the same and always will remain a free and happy soul
In perfect love and perfect trust I cherish myself being whole
(*) Swati Prakash
