The ring she wore about her finger <br />Was but a jailers key <br />For it bound her to a life of misery <br />The day she placed it there. <br /> <br />Her freedom taken away <br />She became the slave <br />No longer allowed her own thoughts. <br />To him she must obey <br /> <br />To remove the ring would take great courage <br />To stand alone but free <br />But what a life would she have <br />Without the jailers key. <br /> <br />Life and love are but carrots <br />Held afar on a stick <br />Tempting those who dare to dream <br />To accept the jailers key.<br /><br />Alison Smith<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-jailer-s-key/
