Box
A box...comprised of wooden planks;
Each rough and splintered wall
Will let inclement weather in,
But no one out
At all.
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Within a box...of strong steel fences,
Razor wire coiled high.
Watchtowers standing tall
And frequent searchlights sweeping by.
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Within a box...well forested,
Whose branches trip and snare;
The slightest sound alerting
Prison guards, patrolling there.
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Within a box...their captors' homeland,
Spreads out, far and wide.
The enemy at every turn,
And nowhere safe to hide.
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Within a box?...each box above,
They opened, found the key.
So what still keeps them captive?
Courage.
Duty.
Loyalty.
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