Gilded Cage

Gilded Cage Outside the window the birds fly free. Feed their kin, a nest in the tree. A world to engage in, the whole world to see. Inside the unseen illness manifests. Confirmed by untold persuasive tests. A lifetime prognosis does suggest. The yearning for a normal existence. Struggle head on with formidable resistance. The closer I get, the further the distance. Comfortable but confined, oasis without refuge. Warm and dry, a room with a view. No sympathy, no pity, I implore you. Soundness of mind, but mindless from routine. Up or down with nothing in between. The gilded cage brings a life unforeseen. Michael Bank 2023