Monday, December 13, 2010
Cages of our Own Making
Cages of Our Own Makingby
Phoenix Hocking
Strong as the bars on a parrot’s cage
Fine as a butterfly net
The cages of our own making
Hold us in an iron grip
Icy tendrils wrap around our hearts
Hold fast to our feet like quicksand
Clutch us like a tightly held fist
Mostly un-noticed, unseen, accepted
Steel shackles of the mind make us compliant
Fear the glue the keeps us locked in
“It’s just how it is, I can’t change it”
Is the mantra that keeps us prisoner
Slumbering silently within our souls
Inside the parrot’s cage or the butterfly net
Inside our hearts, love sleeps
Yearning to be cageless and free
December 13, 2010
Alamos, Sonora, Mexico
# posted by Phoenix MaryGrace Hocking : 1:37 PM
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