I lost track of the time, for your eyes
weighed me down with cinder blocks
the world couldn't budge me, so why
oh why would i ever let the clocks?

i was content with watching you,
though i was sinking every second i stood
into the cage they crafted
from their home grown cherry wood.

though the design, it flattered me
the caring details neatly carved
they left you outside, to leave
and me inside to starve.