Trapped Butterfly

I'm a butterfly,

trapped in a cage with four walls.

Those who hold the key won't let me out.

They won't set me free.

They expect me to be happy and to smile.

I cannot if I'm trapped.

They don't understand,

even though they say they do.

When I don't perform to their liking,

they say harsh words and close me in even harder.

My wings beat uselessly against the barsof my cage.

When I'm free, I shall smile.

Till then tears course down my cheeks,

unseen by my keepers.