by rubyslipper
Very compelling imagery and effective use of line length to punctuate the poem.
Compelling presentation of a Point Of View. This skewers something pretty awful both in the protagonist and the ‘man’. You can sort of feel his incomprehension at finding out how she actually feels.
I liked how you switched from the third person(he) in the first stanza to the second person(you) for the rest of the poem. It gives the impression you're so mad you're talking to yourself at first, subtle perhaps, but effective.
Intriguin' title drew me back to your Poem ! The comparision & contrast of a woman with a caged bird is very apt & even though in plays , novels & movies this idea has been oft-publicized your treatment if same in this poem ( to borrow from GM) in this Lyrical poem definitely deserves a high-5 !!