I see a bird through the window
Her reflection looks at me now
She sits in her cage and wonders
Who? What? Where? When? Why? And How?

Other birds would soar very high and
all she does is only cry
Lost at sea, she monologises
'Who am I?'

The thoughts in her mind were like sand
golden and brown, like the seashore
But the waves dragged all the sand back
Smothering her thoughts to the core

But this time, her thoughts turn into a voice,
"Afra, we've grown apart
Who are you, Afra?
Tell this voice inside your heart."

Who am I?

There is no such voice inside me
But the voice speaks back to me,
"Yes, there is.

We had a deep connection like the ocean
You gave me part of your smiles
You gave me part of your tears but now,
You joke off...

the vast distance you have with me
But, I came back to say
Don't be in a gilded cage. Find who you are.
Take our breath away..."

Tempted to find who I am by this voice, I'm going to wake up
from this nightmare
I'll change my thoughts to powerful words
I'll break through the window untrapped, flying to my dreams
Let my words be heard
and admired

I am Afra