“But a bird……. throat to sing”

The poet then talks of a bird who is limited to a narrow cage. Such a bird cannot see through his bars of rage. Restriction from freedom fills us with hesitation towards life. In such anger, one cannot see ahead.

A bird inside the cage has no wings to fly because they are clipped and his feet are tied. He cannot go anywhere so he can use his mouth only which is free to sing. It reminds us of the poet’s own life in which she faced so much but kept singing poems.