19TH ENTRY - LKCHOI
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CAGED
Bars cast vertical shadows on my skin
Cold steel sends chills down my spine
Shackles echo in the shivery silence
I hear the shrill voices of my captors
A chorus of cruel laughter
Amused by my confinement
It was a sin to fly
To take a glimpse at cloud nine
To hope that I could reach such fantastical heights
Yet I dared to soar
With my wings outstretched in rapture
Yearning for paradise
I was almost there
A sweet lie I told myself
Still dreaming as I fell
One raven feather at a time
Plucked slowly and painfully
Scattered beneath me
Remnants of an illusion
The torture commences
Phantom parasites crawling beneath my skin
Screams drowning in tears
Distorted visions clouding my memories
Reality choking the life out of me
Fighting
Gasping
Bleeding
Dying
I reach out with all my strength
My hand hits the thick steel bars
The space shrinks
The lock freezes in time
I remain caged
In an inescapable prison
Trapped
Alone
In my mind.
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