Caged Bird
By Maya AngelouThe free bird leaps on the back of the wind and floats downstream till the current ends and dips his wings in the orange sun rays and dares to claim the sky.
But a bird that stalks down his narrow cage can seldom see through his bars of rage his wings are clipped and his feet are tied so he opens his throat to sing.
The caged bird sings with fearful trill of the things unknown but longed for still and his tune is heard on the distant hill for the caged bird sings of freedom
The free bird thinks of another breeze and the trade winds soft through the sighing trees and the fat worms waiting on a dawn-bright lawn and he names the sky his own.
But a caged bird stands on the grave of dreams his shadow shouts on a nightmare scream his wings are clipped and his feet are tied so he opens his throat to sing
The caged bird sings with a fearful trill of things unknown but longed for still and his tune is heard on the distant hill for the caged bird sings of freedom.
If you’re having trouble believing that soulmates exist, well then, here’s the love story of Alex Rodriguez and Jennifer Lopez that will surely make things easier. Although the star couple only met in 2005, Alex was already crushing on JLO way back in the early ‘90s at the start of his baseball career. She was already of course a major star. When they met over a quick handshake at a Yankees game, Lopez was already married to Marc Anthony. Only twelve years later, in 2017 did they go on a date – and now they’re getting married in their real-life fairy tale story. They’re also considering purchasing the Mets baseball team, just a side note.
It only took them a month to make their relationship official to the public after their first date, and in May of 2017, they had already attended their first Met Gala together as a couple. In June of 2017, Jennifer had also already posted pictures of their families spending quality time together on her Instagram account. By October, they even covered Vanity Fair together, with Alex even saying that they are pretty much twins, both from New York, both Latinos, and both Leos, among other things. Lopez also shared that no one ever understood her more.
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