When the world holds me captive
Within its snarling teeth
My humanity creeps up,
Grasps my trembling feet
Who am I? I ask the silence
Who are you? They echo violence
And I tear off strips of skin to feed them
Hungry lips sucking the marrow from my bones
Still I shudder, try to reach them
But the sinew hums an aching tone
Will you love me? I beg the noise
Who will love you? Beats the void
And I am lost into the twisted
Gnarled wire digging deeper
“Please!” I cry aloud
Our animal voices lowly growl
And we call ourselves better
While crawling on the floor
Two legs changed the view
The view didn’t change the cage
I’m trapped inside these ribs
This skin encases pain
Water does comport thee!
Oh, drinker at the well
So much poison in the bucket
No stomach there to swell
“I am hungry” I mumble weakly
“You are starved” they laugh aloud
Gorging on my body
I try hard to hold my ground
“I am strong” I declare firmly
“You are strong” they mimic what I lack
How strange the things we say
When the beast looks,
... Sees itself looking back
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