The Prisoner
The walls rise from the soil
Tower high above us all
Enclosed entombed in the dark and the gloom
Seal us all inside the invisible cage
Reach out hands clasped in a fist
Twist with flailing arms
Smash them down with gasping rage
In the dawn of the golden sunrise
Do not demise
Rise and tower
Hold out never cower
Stand not within the shadow
Severe the snare
Show your power!
Never be trodden in the dust
Climb upon the winds warm gust
Free like a bird, swoop above the world
Look across the sea
Listen to the swirling ocean
Keep your wings beating and in motion
Kiss the mistress of the sea
Break with the surf on the golden shore
Sparkle in the sunlight
And soar above into the sun
Your freedom has only just begun
Share it all with everyone
‘But the cage it does entwine me
Like barbed wire ivy
Sweeping up my body
It will never set me free’…
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