Cage Undone
Nine years and a half, a love story spun,
Or so I believed, beneath the rising sun.
I gave my heart, my trust, my very soul,
But found myself within a deepening hole.
A gilded cage, you fashioned it with care,
Bars of obligation, whispers of despair.
My wings were clipped, my spirit held so tight,
Dimming my sunshine, stealing all my light.
The walls grew higher, day by weary day,
As freedom's song began to fade away.
And then the cracks, the tremors of the ground,
Your choices echoed, a devastating sound.
The cage you built, not only held me fast,
But wounded children, shadows from the past.
A web of pain, spun out for all to see,
And suddenly, the truth was clear to me.
No longer bound by promises betrayed,
No longer silenced, no longer afraid.
With steady hands, and purpose in my stride,
I took the power back, I looked inside.
The architect of freedom,
I became,
Erasing lines, dismantling all the blame.
The cage is gone, the blueprint ripped apart,
A new beginning, a brand-new work of art.
Copyright ©
Selena Jackson
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