Confined in a cage of flesh and bone
We’re all cursed to be alone
Layers holding our souls inside
Trapped in cycles like the tide
I’m in a constant battle to let others in
But they can’t seep into my skin
My mind is my own and no one else
Can carry the burden of myself
My very essence locked inside
This world has rules that I must abide
My soul would fly and my soul would soar
But body is pulled down by the core
The cage I wait in will wither and decay
And my soul, released, will fly away