Chains of Freedom
Breaking the chains that bind,
That's all that's on my mind.
The flurry of movement, fluttering of wings,
The birds take to flight, leaving me empty inside
This dark cave where I can no longer see the other side.
Light from all around, falls to the ground.
It reaches not even to my feet,
Much less into my heart.
Alone with steel chains for company.
Drowning in this melancholy.
All alone, I feel lonely.
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The rays seem golden now,
They were blinding silver light before.
An ethereal hand reaches forth,
I contemplate to take it…or not.
Possible salvation? From this endless depression?
An opportunity I should grab.
But my soul is tender from eons of loneliness,
Hope could quickly turn to despair,
When this hand helps me up to strike me down…
He has no patience for my hesitance.
His sharp words cut me deeply,
Yet it brings joy, to be spoken to sincerely.
I grinned my first in half a millennia,
Heedless of his intimidating nature,
I reach out to grasp his hand.
My chains fall away and darkness disintegrates,
I am free, free in his embrace.