Because Nobody Told Him

And the bird might know
Because nobody told him
And the rain might fall
On the chord that he’s holdin’
And the sun might break
On his feathers and beak
And the wind might ache
When it’s cloudy and bleak
And the drops might free him
When monotony stirs
May be feeling lost
Needing cause for a cure
And he may just stand
With nobody to hold him
And he might feel free
Because nobody told him
He lifts his wing
I catch his eye
’Cause birds and things
May do more than just fly
And watching lives
Without interpretation
Can lead to conclusion
Assumed
Wrong causation
And he might sing
Thinking someone will hear him
And he might scream
When nobody is near him
But he might climb
For the hills to unfold him
And he might be at peace
Because nobody told him
He may bring sticks in to build his own house
And you might put up wire just to keep him out
And you claim it’s yours to protect and to keep
And he stands on the chord with no place to sleep
And he might hate it or he might love it
And you might think that you’re above it
And you may scare him
And you may scold him
And he might love you
Because nobody told him
And you may give all you have to his charity
And you may watch him and hope it brings clarity
And you may wish you were him
Just to soar
And you may wish that your thoughts just meant more
And you may bring him the best things you own
And you may offer your heart and your bones
And you may name him and treat him
all golden
And he may hate you because nobody told him
And he may want things
Dream things
Know it
And he may conceal wisdom
Never even show it
And he may gaze down
and look at the street
And he may gaze up
and pray for retreat
And he may wander
And he may fall
And he may ponder while perched on the wall
And he may do something
Or he may do nothing
And he may just trick you
Without ever bluffing
And he may be lonely
With no cast to mold him
Or he may just love it
Because nobody’s told him