if i was stuck in a cage
it would be made of toffee    
thick strands dribbled in the form of an
        old fashioned bird cage
with no door to open              


made of toffee                              
               brittle, yet not indestructible
enough tears will break it down maybe                          
                  slowly dissolving the sweet encasement
    until the thick strands      
are able to be broken                                          

                                               then maybe
i'll be able to escape
fly the coop                      
                                 away from the tears

but for now:
                       i'm pinned    
                               in a toffee cage
crying enough tears                                    
to be able to break out                  


                                                                                                                                     my sweetened cage

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