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The Beautiful Impossible Poetry Contest, Sponsor - Sotto Poet. Date written: 08/11/2026

A Liberating Prison


     these four walls
keep the outside world in,
but in here
my restless mind becomes calm.
though confined
                by iron bars,
i feel no fear, and although
i'm without choices,
i end up with complete freedom.
as there's nothing to chase
i cease running;
since there's no way ahead,
looking deep
               inside myself.
the noise of freedom
turned out to be
           a heavier burden,
for it meant
a thousand open doors
which confined only me.
in the stillness
      of the four corners,
the voice of silence 
d  e  a  f  e  n  i  n  g.
all options exhausted,
i’m forced to finally
a r r i v e.
my hands are bare,
yet they hold everything.
my feet planted to the ground,
yet walking far.
shadows brood over me,
yet I see the sun clearly.
in this confined space,
i am...
       infinite.
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Watts Avatar
September 4, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Hi Edward, Congrats on a well written poem for this contest You made it seem simple with difficult contest rules A nice read A deserved placing Cheers Christine
Ibeh Avatar
September 5, 2026 at 1:37 PM
Thank you very much, Christine🙏😊
Rodrigues Avatar
August 11, 2026 at 6:05 AM
A mind could go wild with this one. Great, Edward! ❤️
Ibeh Avatar
August 11, 2026 at 12:36 PM
Thank you very much, Kim!🙏
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