Caged Birds

You know what we are?

We’re caged birds.

Birds trapped in a gilded cage.

They try to take away our freedom.

But will we let them?

What’s your answer to that?

We can’t let them.

But we already have.

So let’s reverse that.

Let’s make change.

Let’s rip apart that declaration and make our own.

Make it better.

Make it freer.

Make it ours.

A Declaration of Independence from the people saying “We’re not staying in our cages any longer. We’re taking back our freedom. We’re taking flight again.”

Posted in response to the challenge American Experiment.

Black pen writing a novel

Creativity641

VT

14 years old

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