My soul is like a caged bird of paradise, <br />For I long to glide once more in open sky, <br />To gaze upon the face of this earth and smile, <br />To breathe in the very essence of all creation, <br />To see the beauty we all take for granted, <br />Yet I am incarcerated within lifes prison cell, <br />Like an angel who's wings have been clipped, <br />And in my daily life I learn to accept the shadows, <br />For as with us all I wear the blinkers of obedience, <br />Medeocrity has become the norm so I do not question, <br />As I watch the malevolent dance of demons I see no ill, <br />My dreams have faded and I merely exist within this nightmare, <br />Yet the voice of doubt screams loud within my soul, <br />I wrench at the shackles of deceit that restrain me, <br />For I have become aware that this life is but a lie, <br />We were all meant to be so very much more, <br />So I shall carry on hoping and dreaming, <br />That we may all find an end to this desperate night... <br />Spread the love... The peace will follow...<br /><br />Cosmic Dreamer<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/shackled-by-our-own-beliefs/
