Looking out on Life (Single Word Challenge)

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 "Put a bird cage near the window so that the bird can see the sky? It's much better to look than not to, even if it hurts."  

   Klaus Kinski 

Looking out on Life (Ghazal)

I look through silver bars at the tumultuous outside world,
wishing it were as peaceful as my protected inside world

Chrome wheeled cars cruise by my picture windows,
stereo flipping my insides in an upside down world

Antarctic shelves melt sending the silver mercury higher,
global warming turns all land into a seaside world

Soaring gas prices, send travel costs to our son's graduation higher,
so only one can fly in a silver bird in this economic downside world

Sometimes SueB sees the perversities and humor of life all around,
and thinks she might be living in Gary Larson's Farside world

2008 © Susan K Barton

This is posted in response to Tracey W.'s challenge at Poetry Please prompt for 4/20/08 - Cage. It is also posted for the Rainbow Connection - Colorful Competitions silver and chrome week. Join the group to join in the fun. Information about the ghazal form of poetry can be found by clicking on the hyperlinked word ghazal above.

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