Wings of Innocence
I was borne with wings of innocence
Able to soar as imagination rose
Circumstance clips the wings of young
Fate shackles Mercurian ankles in its throes
Tethered to the ground of normality
Directed to the beaten path
Tread the quicksand of conformity
Join the multitude or feel its wrath
Such is a stifling courtship with maturity
Foregoing the whimsical notions of the past
Join the age of production and gratuity
Accept the roles as they are cast
I must find those wings that let me soar
Discard these chains they call the golden age
Ride the winds that whisper of forgotten lore
And break the gates of this earthbound cage
gkl2010
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