Love trapped in a cage

The thought of her clouds my mind

I am taken back in time whenever I catch a whiff of that similar scent

She had never felt loved, hugged, or genuinely touched

Her walls were reinforced

Her lips imprisoned the word love

Her trained aggression propelled any oncoming force

But her presence was like Katrina banging on the levies

Her beauty overshadowed her rage

But her rage kept her trapped in an internal cage

Her autumn brown eyes begged for comfort

Her days were short

While her nights were an eternity

Secrets of generational hate stirred within her home

I could tell she wanted to be rescued

But the wrong heroes appeared at her side

It was 1, then 2, then 3, then there was none

I made my way through the wolves

Spoken words of peace liberated her soul

Her walls dropped like Jericho

Her smile broke that chain that once kept her feelings tucked away

She was alive

Blossomed like a concrete rose stretching to the skies

What good is a bird that can’t fly?

What good is a heart that can’t love?

I jump started her heart with unconditional love

Now she is pure like angelic doves