Nature's Poems

by The Meme Stealer

Rating: everyone
Tags: Philomena, Sad, Princess Celestia, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
Length: 1121

Philomena

Philomena sees how the population of the equestrians has grown, and over the years she has seen them take away most of her home. Nature.

She wishes that she could fly out into the cool breeze again, yet, she is secluded in her cage. Her thoughts grow in her mind, thinking when shall she feel the sweet wind again.

Published 2012-11-18 07:50:01 UTC
Last updated 2012-11-18 07:50:01 UTC

I feel free

The sun rose above the mountains and gently heated my feathers, and the rest of the small cage that kept me captive. I lifted my eyes at the sun, my spirits lifted a bit by the radiant colors that pushed through the glass window. The looked at the beautiful trees swaying from the growing wind. And, for a second, I felt like the wind was here, and I was outside enjoying this wonderful world. I opened my wings a started to fly, but my head hit the cage and I fell in the cold iron plating at the bottom of it.

The impact fortunately didn't knock me out, but, it it broke my heart that I might not ever feel free like I used to be many years ago. I slowly ascended from the floor and hopped on my perch, a bit dizzy but stable, then looked back at the swaying trees and wilderness again, that was so far away. Far, far away from here, I used to live with my own kind of phoenixes that roamed near the far lands. I was only just a baby, but some pony stole me from the nest, and brought to the marketplace, a rope tied around my little leg that was also wrapped around a large stick. The pony barely fed me, days passed so fast, I seemed as if the sun only came out to drop back down again.

I was finally old enough to fly, I wanted to be free, but the pony still kept me captive for years, only when another white pony with golden armor bought me and carried me to a young princess not far from where I was, then took me to a young princess still in her diapers. In spite of all that I have been through, they put me in a iron cage, and I stood there, bored and alone for days. At least I was fed. Greatly in fact. I also was the center of attention from many pony's, but what was all that for when, at the end of the day, I still can't fly free?

Nothing even made sense.

But, at least I did have a little fun.

Just a few weeks back, the princess held me by the cage and walked me through the city, I guess she wanted me to take a look outside and take a 'breath of fresh air, and, she accidentally let the door cage open. Just fora laugh, I flew out and set some buildings in a blaze, then propped myself on a burned building and snickered. I watched as they put out the fire, then the princess used her bad magic to levitate me back into the metal cage. Then snapped it shut.

I could tell she was mad, she hit me. But I didn't feel the slightest bit sorry. The next morning, she came to me and apologized. But if she is sorry, then please, set me free! But I still am kept captive in the cold walls and iron bars.

I know nothing more than to sit here and gather dust until death. I feel as if a part of me has flown away, looking for others so that it wont be so lonely anymore.

At a certain point in time, I went a bit crazy. I pecked at others that went near me. I drew my feathers and tried to fly, I hit my head again. But that never stopped me. I still tried to burn the metal and wiggle out from the cage, I wanted to fly free again. Why must I suffer this dread? No other pony feels the pain I feel when I sit there in the one spot near the window, set like a statue for people to look at. I'm not a piece of hard stone. I am real, I have feelings, I can breath, and all I want to do, is fly.

While I was set into a fit, one guard pierced me with needle. I fell silent and limp, and also tired. I fell to the bottom of the cage.

I wasn't sure how long I was unconscious, but Celestia was very mad at me. She did not know why I was acting like this.

I wish she knew how I felt. But she doesn't.

She quietly talked to me and left minutes later.

By the next following morning, I saw something that shocked me to the core, It wasn't enough to keep me here alone, and now, the cut down the forest. I see many of the ponies with their horrible magic, and they cut down the beautiful trees. I can even see animals running in fear. Why do they do this? I let out a cry for other animals to try to take action at least, but they are too far to hear me, too far to even be seen. By the hour, all I saw were tree stumps and dying grass.

Why must I suffer?

Now, there was no more animals, and I watch the ponies plan for even more destruction. I watch sadly. I feel dim. I feel like the light I make is going out. The burn that I make is turning brittle. I miss nature. I miss the animals, even the dragons.

As the night sets by, I stood there and thought about my life. It wasn't much. All I did was be fed, taken out a bit, and gotten myself in trouble. I wish I was never here.

The next day, Celestia looked at me with sad eyes.

"I'm sorry." She said.

"I know how you feel, I know what you want."

She used her magic to hold up the cage, and she took me to the front of the large castle. She opened the doors, and I felt the sweet wind against my wings. Then opened the cage, and this time, left it wide open.

I looked back at her with surprised eyes. Why was she doing this? Did she finally figure it out?

As I looked into her eyes, they weld up in tears. And I suddenly came to realization. She was so kind to know how I feel. She did this from the bottom of her heart. I flew out of the cage and landed on her shoulder. I brushed her cheek with my beak and sang. Then looked back up at the sky with my spirits lifted high. And with a great leap of faith, I jumped and spread my wings as far as I can stretch them. I flew around the castle for a while, then out into the outdoors.

"I'll be back soon." I said to myself.