A Poem “I wish would have been a bird” by SK Niazi
I wish I would have been a bird,
Brown, grey, green, white, or red,
With an innocent soul and a purged heart,
Devoid of ego, anger, vain, and disgust.
I could fly over long green valleys,
To gaze upon fields of roses and lilies,
And to enjoy the company of my fellows,
Like a mighty flock of brown sparrows.
I could sing sweet songs of my freedom,
In green dales akin to the Garden of Eden,
Soaring through the air high and low,
With knowledge of my friend and foe.
I could perch calmly on a buffalo’s horn,
Unlike humans, who cause great harm,
No doubt a bird’s life ends with a prey,
But better than humans, who die and decay.
(SK Niazi)