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