Trapped
In a box
In a cage
In a prison cell
The lonely spirit rots
Treasures given away
Puzzles night and day
The spirit cannot stand it
There must be a way out
Alas, the spirit cannot find it
And thus she withers, with her puzzles
In a box
In a cage
In a prison cell
The spirit's own vessel a prison in itself
She longs for an escape
The greed of the selfish
The hunger of the spoiled
It swallows the world,
and strengthens the lock
The spirit must stay
In a box
In a cage
In a prison cell
The cradle offers no comfort anymore
Instead only harsh reality
The only window of freedom the spirit has
Is her fellows, locked away as well
Separate cells, separate prisons
But captive all the same
Most her friends are happy with something
If nothing else, they take comfort in their own vessel
But this cannot be for the lonely spirit
Flesh is binding
She can never be free
The room's light flickers
desperate to hold onto what little she has left,
the lonely spirit sets to work
In a box
In a cage
In her own
Personal
Hell.
Sep 22, 2021
Sep 22, 2021 at 11:52 AM UTC
Trapped
In a box
In a cage
In a prison cell
The lonely spirit rots
Treasures given away
Puzzles night and day
The spirit cannot stand it
There must be a way out
Alas, the spirit cannot find it
And thus she withers, with her puzzles
In a box
In a cage
In a prison cell
The spirit's own vessel a prison in itself
She longs for an escape
The greed of the selfish
The hunger of the spoiled
It swallows the world,
and strengthens the lock
The spirit must stay
In a box
In a cage
In a prison cell
The cradle offers no comfort anymore
Instead only harsh reality
The only window of freedom the spirit has
Is her fellows, locked away as well
Separate cells, separate prisons
But captive all the same
Most her friends are happy with something
If nothing else, they take comfort in their own vessel
But this cannot be for the lonely spirit
Flesh is binding
She can never be free
The room's light flickers
desperate to hold onto what little she has left,
the lonely spirit sets to work
In a box
In a cage
In her own
Personal
Hell.
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