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A kind-hearted soul, in a whirlwind he strolled, locked in a cell— its keys never withheld. The cage set him free with a passage that read: “You have passed the stage where you could flee.” The baggage of hope strapped onto his back, stuffed with the shreds of laughter and grief. Under its weight wings lost their hold— too weak to take off, too weary to back off. At the edge of the cliff he stands—stranded, not still; the depth of the reef stirs no thrill—only grief. He mustered some strength to get off this trench, slit out a thought— that gathered great length. He entered that space where darkness once grew— “A stroke of a ray could puncture it through.” A sudden gush of light fell straight on the wrap, tied to a yacht sailing for new shores. To test waters anew, with the cage out of view, I stepped onto the barge— like a baron off to his land
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Feb 7
Feb 7, 2026 at 1:08 PM UTC
The Cage That Set Him Free
A kind-hearted soul, in a whirlwind he strolled, locked in a cell— its keys never withheld. The cage set him free with a passage that read: “You have passed the stage where you could flee.” The baggage of hope strapped onto his back, stuffed with the shreds of laughter and grief. Under its weight wings lost their hold— too weak to take off, too weary to back off. At the edge of the cliff he stands—stranded, not still; the depth of the reef stirs no thrill—only grief. He mustered some strength to get off this trench, slit out a thought— that gathered great length. He entered that space where darkness once grew— “A stroke of a ray could puncture it through.” A sudden gush of light fell straight on the wrap, tied to a yacht sailing for new shores. To test waters anew, with the cage out of view, I stepped onto the barge— like a baron off to his land
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Feb 7
Feb 7, 2026 at 1:08 PM UTC
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