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Words In a Cage

Words in a Cage For too long now my words have been locked up in a cage The key is out of reach They have been stuffed down And neatly stacked in tidy little piles by the powers that be Not politically correct Not nice enough Not polished and pretty enough So, they are thrown in the cage with bars on every side The rage nicely hidden inside the constraints Rage about injustice to children in residential schools Rage about injustices to my fellow people Rage about abuse of any kind Political powers that continue to misuse and rape the ones who elect them rage about addiction in epidemic proportion rage about slavery past, and today in the world Inequality Poverty Damn cancer Outrageous Covid An epidemic that is taking away all control Diseases without a cure Floods Global warming Control gone wrong The people who leave shopping carts in the middle of prime parking spots These words inside this cage must find their way to freedom Forget about the key… They must start seeping through the cracks Like a smoke that fills the air And permeates the room They must be spoken The cage has reached capacity The tidy stacks can hold no more If the door will not open It must be blown apart Words are meant to be expressed Chewed upon, written, and read Spoken Not hidden away in a cage Grace Daub January 7, 2022

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Rico Leffanta

Date: 1/7/2022 10:42:00 AM

My father was fond of saying, "Only peasants shout!", as the voice of reason is frequently obscured, so good thing you put your thoughts in print where they can be savoured over centuries . . . .

Grace Daub
Date: 1/9/2022 6:49:00 AM

I think your father was a wise man. Often times yelling in the streets is not effective, although I understand this rage. SOMETIMES quietly, one person at a time we must speak truth! Thanks for your beautiful comments. God bless you!

Marshall Iftekhar Ahmed

Date: 1/7/2022 10:16:00 AM

Excellent humanist poem! Loved it, moved me! everywhere in the world the voice of freedom is caged! Thanks - Marshall.

Grace Daub
Date: 1/9/2022 6:52:00 AM

You are correct my friend, there is so much that restricts our freedoms. We must speak up against injustice but effectively. The cages have to open. Thanks for reading and commenting, it is very appreciated! Grace

Racheal West

Date: 1/7/2022 9:45:00 AM

I agree words are made to be spoken. Not hidden or made quiet. This is why poetry was made was popular in the "old days" cuz they were smart enough to realize that words matter and they can't be caged. That, someone, had to be brave enough to speak the words to write them. Thanks for not letting your words be locked up.

Grace Daub
Date: 1/9/2022 6:55:00 AM

Thanks for reading and commenting Rachel. We really all need to speak up when we see injustice. There is so much to speak up about these days. Thanks, Grace