Caged
like the animals
in a zoo,
we roam freely
within our allowed
spaces---caged
and confined, yet
our cages are invisible---
we, like the unbarred
elephant,
no longer chained---
oblivious to his power---
will not move
beyond the mental keloid chain
hooked around our brain:
today, we just march
and sing sad songs---aping
caged birds---
crying to fly away home.
Copyright © Millard Lowe | Year Posted 2015
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