The Caged Bird
It was like offering candy to a child and right before the innocent hands would take the sweet snack, to take it away.
The beautiful garden outside, on the other side of the window of her prison, was her candy. A heavenly sweetness she met every day to be only taken from her, or better, to remind her it was taken from her.
The hollow and dull eyes of the young woman in front of the window looked longing for the freedom of the outside world. She put her hand on the glass, hoping it would magically shatter and form a shield around her, helping her to escape her cage.
Only, if indeed the see-through material would shatter, she was still met by bars. The little sparrow had only to thank herself