The Cage

Once in a while it happens
Now and then I can see
How a simple glance back
Reveals what ought to be

When time offers nothing
But the ability to age
With no place to run
Inside life's empty cage

Moments merge together
No daytime and no night
Without hope of escape
There is no wrong or right

At the borders of my vision
Traces of dreams exist
Waiting to die unfulfilled
With no reason to resist

Endless days grow dim
Reason fails to survive
Shadows overpower light
Waiting for the end to arrive

Trapped behind the walls
Of a prison inside my head
Powerless to change my fate
All memory of me is dead

Lora Frikken ~ 4-30-02