A golden cage is still a cage

But...

Shhh...

It is mine, she says.

Ah! I laugh.

It is my throne, she shouts.

It is a shrine, don't forget.

*

It is a golden cage.

Don't let proximity to power lie to you.

You are in his world—

Bend, twist, clap are his commands.

You know the cost.

*

But...

You traded your voice for velvet chains.

I am his queen. She touches her silk.

Bound by reins,

A bird in a golden cage who can never fly.

*

But why?

I can't do it.

You can.

Fear shackles me.

You are made of steel.

Own yourself.

What is within you, no one can take nor claim.