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Take the man from the cage

the cage lives within the man

rage boils over

burns all who come close

mind runs like a mudslide

washes out

logic and sense

entombed with suspicion

and fear

a hostage

a prisoner

a victim’s tears

you’ve squandered the years

Bound to your madness

two sides of a coin

holed up in a fortress of trash

poison your mind

the children around you

observe your collapse

an hejira from reason

unhinged

unspoken

words you can’t hear

you’ve squandered the years