A Cage
My heart is in a cage
I may free it not
Though it be not of eye
A tear it sheds
My mind is in a cage
Free it I may not
Though it be not of heart
A beat it pounds
My body is in a cage
I may not free it
Though it be not of mind
A thought it thinks
My eye is in a cage
Not I may free it
Though it be not of body
A life it takes
No matter what lies beyond the horizon, you can always find a guiding light.
This was interesting, but I really liked it
Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there, wondering, fearing, doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before. ~ Edgar Allan Poe
Nice one! I like it,
"The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function. One should, for example, be able to see that things are hopeless and yet be determined to make them otherwise."
-- F. Scott Fitzgerald
the images and phrasing that you used are unusual and intriguing.
"The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its' own reason for existing." ~ Albert Einstein
"Remember, no matter where you go, there you are." Buckaroo Bonzai "Some people say I done alright for a girl." Melanie Safka
i really liked it, especially how the second line of every stanza was the same but in a different order.
life becomes too complicated, then it falls apart; to put it back together, you have to break your heart.
Reaching beyond the walls. outside of the physical?
goldenrod.
There is a mixture of physical and nonphysical in the poem. Clearly my heart is not crying but emotionally I am. Yet the pounding mind is very physical with the head aches and such. I hope I have understood you accurately. Thanks everyone for replying.
No matter what lies beyond the horizon, you can always find a guiding light.
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