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lion roof ornament

by Kathleen Wilson

rooftop lion
you used to be
wild
now trapped
in a glass case cage

your limited
perspective
lack of sky
open-mouthed
look in your eye

I'm moved
by your situation
just before closing
I come by
press my face close

listen to the roar
see breath on glass
is it yours
or mine?

08/20/2009

Author's Note: Poets on Site at the Pacific Asia Museum

Posted on 08/20/2009
Copyright © 2024 Kathleen Wilson

Member Comments on this Poem
Posted by George Hoerner on 08/21/09 at 01:26 AM

Nice write lady. I have seen so many stuffed animals over the years. I look very closely to see if their soul showing through somewhere. All I usually see is sadness reflected in their stance.

Posted by Gregory O'Neill on 08/21/09 at 10:31 PM

We are locked in the ego-cage of, "I", "me", "mine", what is it we desire to be, the lion, to be free...or see all the doors of the cosmic prison close on us with a clang of eternal iron, telling us that our emancipation is a dream and our dungeon a necessity? Probably something much simpler...

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