Padlocked in a golden cage,
With the keys in my hand.
This is my chance  to flee,
To take my stand.
And conquer a new found land.

But,
the fear of the unknown cripples  me,
I look through the peephole
And what I  see,
A world of empty souls,
Produced from the same mold
Of  greed,envy and deceit.
Living pretentious,
How did they get to this feat?

Tarnished by reality,
Bewildered by the brutality,
I return to live in solitary...
In a golden cage,
Until the end of age.