So I'm involved, along with founder Paul Richmond, in Art for Michael, the eleven year old Michael Morones who was being bullied for liking My Little Pony. Michael has in the course of events lingers in critical condition after attempting suicide. Long story short, Paul is looking for artists to either draw or write something that will then become a book that will then be given to the family.
Huffington posts story about Paul Richmond and his projecthttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/10/art-for-michael-morones-_n_4761263.html
The blog site where you can see the work submitted for Michael and a link to submit your own work
http://youwillriseproject.blogspot.com/p/artformichael.html
My submission, which is the reason for this post is, as follows:
A Caged Bird Sings
A bird in a gilded cage
Longing for unspoken freedom
Dreading darkness of night rages
Begins to fade
Singing loud the musical
Darkness has become dawn
Yet do you know why
This caged bird sings
Are his notes
Filled with sorrow and despair
Yearning for a frail branch
Bending once 'neath him
No, for the
Brittle ebony branches are coming to life
Sweet magnolia perfume of spring
Ending his ruffling sobs
That were so loud so clear long ago
Breaking out of his ivory shell
O I can tell you why the caged bird sings
Holding fast to his bosom the dream
Of fluttering out the window
Carried by welcoming rays of sunshine
On the flight of tireless wings
Within a community of love and acceptance
No longer caged but free
Singing because once cruel
Bruising ended
Old scars are far away
On another distant hill
The narrow gilded cage
Sits empty by the window sill
For once he dared to be
A caged bird with a dream needing singing
It is my deepest hope that Michael has a full recovery. We as a greater community, along with his family pray for the best. God's speed to you and your family.
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