Caged bird

Living in a bedroom cupboard

with food and drink and books

listening for the noise outside

and the phone stays off the hook

     I don’t know how to enjoy things

      only how to miss them

      while the caged bird sings

   

Still you meet some women

and one gets somewhat close to you

but when she writes down her address

you lose it, nothing you can do

      refr.

Your cynicism may well ease the pain

but surely you’ll get to use it once again

like heroin you’ll need some more

till it’s eaten up your core

     refr.

1988