Sta.sh
"Shove Me"
A little bird often sings outside my window
Lonely as sin he made a nest above the snow
With his delicate singing I smile as wide as I can
Still it doesn't help me forget the terrible person I am
Songs so soft and pleasant to the ear
Songs that would wash away anyone's fears
Songs as beautiful as the evening rain
Songs that have hidden messages of peace contained
Yet vultures and crows feast on birds of his kind
Perhaps its fate our lives have intertwined
Because just when everything to this bird starts making sense
The eagles come and sweep away his self confidence
Yet a bird so strong still needs to learn to fly
For its either escape or submit to the predators and die
So with one swift movement I lift up the latch
And turn the bolt where the window was attached
I open the window and eyeing the nest
I smash the twigs and the bird starts heading west
Then to the twigs I begin to set fire
Because there must be something out there this bird desires
And it would have been terrible to trap this bird in my home
Because the potential of this bird we would never have known
Like this bird I too would like to hover abroad
And escape a reality that apparently is so flawed
For if this bird could live in my head for one day
He would see himself and want to fly away
But the places I want to go are the ones I fear the most
And these locations can't be found in the lands nor coasts
But fears are what prevent us from doing the things we love
And unlike this little bird I have no one to give me a shove
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Generally, rhymed free verse like this drives me nuts, but you pulled it off really well. The rhyming doesn't seem forced or contrived, which is lovely. The rhythm doesn't always flow, but most of the time it seems natural. I love the message here; you pull it off really well. 
This poem is meaningful and beautiful. Original... definitely - it breathes the air of originality. The uniqueness is the component which strongly radiates from it. The lack of strophes, the lack of punctuation, the abundance of metaphors.... all of these make it stand out. There is no need to change anything to make it fit the usual standards. It's perfect the way it is.
Punctuation isn't really necessary. It is the author's choice. After all, it would change the meaning of the poem if the punctuation were added. The thoughts would then be separated, somehow they'd end only to continue and like this, they are in a continuous wave, they complement each other, they are unending, from the very beginning to the end and even then, there is a feeling the circle would be continued.
''A little bird often sings outside my window....'' is the beginning which marks the continuity of what is usually happening and probably would keep being so.
The choice of words is excellent and the meaning... this poem is definitely ''charged'' with it.
''Yet vultures and crows feast on birds of this kind'' is a line which represents the reality so accurately. Yes, we can definitely relate to this and it is exactly the thing which makes this poem stronger and us more attached to it.
This poem is simply one of the most valuable gems of poetry. I love it.
What I'd like to point out is the huge impact of those lines:
-And esape a reality that apparently is so flawed
-But the places I want to go are the ones I fear the most
--And unlike this little bird I have no one to give me a shove
Personally, I can relate to those lines and the were the ones that really stunned me. Beautifully written and amazingly connected with the rest of the poem.
There's only one thing I'd change in this poem and that's the punctuation. Even though it doesn't play a role in the meaning of the poem, punctuation makes a piece neater; makes readers understand that the writer is thorough. Of course, that's just my opinion and it doesn't really have an impact to the poem.
On the whole, this piece is truly beautiful and reflects many people's feelings. Great job!
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