Just a little something I thought of while reading Maximum Ride for the zillionth time :)

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She sits behind barred doors
Dreaming of going outside
Once upon a time did she see that sun
Did it warm her feathers
But not now
She is kept as a pet
A test subject
They treat her cruelly
Never does she give in
But every second that they test her
Every second of torture
She waits
She waits for the day when she'll have her chance
When she'll be free
When she'll feel the sun on her wings
She doesn't know if that day will come
But she hopes
And it does come
She burst free from her restraints
She didn't let anyone stop her
Nothing got in the way between her and the sun
It felt like a miracle
The warmth of light
The grass so green
The sky so blue
Completely opposite
From the gray of the cages
And white of the lab coats
She can hardly believe it
But as she soared through the sky
Away from her cage
Away from her prison
She realized
She had done it
Her shouts of laughter and joy
Echoed off the mountain side
As she flew