Is there a cage in your mind,
With bars only you can see?
Why must you be confined?
Why is it you’re not free?
Are you told what to think
Are there things you dare not say
Do you hide thoughts that if inked
They’d come and take you away
Are there thoughts so impure
Once in your mind they leave a mark
Can you conceal that stain to ensure
That they don’t see the truth in your heart
Can you keep your thoughts hidden
Those which you are told are wrong
Why are certain thoughts forbidden
If your ideals are right and strong
Could it be that their teachings
Are lies they need you to believe
Could the wisdom they’ve been preaching
be designed to deceived
One thing about Freedom that is odd
Is in a cage no one wants to be.
Those forced to dwell within often sob
always longing to be free
About the Creator
Mark Stigers
One year after my birth sputnik was launched, making me a space child. I did a hitch in the Navy as a electronics tech. I worked for Hughes Aircraft Company for quite a while. I currently live in the Saguaro forest in Tucson Arizona
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