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Chained
Author:
Derrick Bartane PM
A short, dark poem about living life and the fear of chasing after our goals.
Rated: Fiction T - English - Horror - Words: 51 - Published: 10-20-09 - id: 2732836
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Shackled to a wall

In a prison that houses its makers.

Lightening flows through bodies

Jerking in tormented ecstasy.

Lights and shadows

Play a mockery of life;

A wretched audience

Held in thrall.

There are no guards.

The prisoners hold the keys.

Captives remain caged

By their own fear of life.

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