Am I the Lion
By Colin Dunbar
King of the beasts -
And yet entrapped, I am.
In this cage of iron and stone;
with another, yet I am alone.
In this cage I am cared for,
but the thing I long for even more -
To be free and wild;
I am no better than a kitten -
watched over by his parents.
I can roar, and I can growl;
but to avail, I may never prowl
the wild open spaces -
Free and wild.
Am I really the lion?
Or am I a tamed house kitten.
