Rebecca Campbell Poet I do not know?

Co-Dependent Confinement

Picture a man and a woman naked side by side, 
chains wrapped loosely around their necks 
attached not to each other, but to the familiar horned beast that towers over them. 
To others it appears obvious they could easily abdicate, however the couple does not view the same landscape
They stay comfortably bound to the monster they recognize
what may come to their surprise
they are their own adversary and their own allies 
rather than escaping habit they CHOOSE to stay enslaved
not living but surviving, one foot in the grave.
Its not that they are unable ,they know they can be free
they are just so accustomed to not being able to breathe.

They are hoping that they can illustrate their own reality, 
create their own light, dreaming of freedom
whilst still believing the chains are skin tight.

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Caren Krutsinger May 7, 2018 at 8:40 PM This is so deep, Rebecca, and so telling. It reminds me of the elephant who once had a huge, heavy chain, but now stays with a small jump rope barely tied to its leg. You are right, some people chose one foot in the grave, not living,not realizing they are their own adversary and their own ally.