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A cage
Whether silver, gold, or platinum
Or wrought iron
Is still a cage
Do not follow
The edicts of charismatic cons
Do not strive to become
What others have told you that you must be
Do not wait on a messiah
Who may be centuries away
Or a boogeyman conjured
To keep people compliant
Only you can set you free
Do not let what advertisers tell you
You must be in order to be "beautiful"
Keep you locked away
Closed off from the world
Don't let the quest for silver and gold
Trap you in a crate of greed
Until your need for wealth
Becomes more a coffin than a birdcage
Only you can set you free
Do not let what advertisers tell you
You must be in order to be "beautiful"
Keep you locked away
Closed off from the world
Don't let the quest for silver and gold
Trap you in a crate of greed
Until your need for wealth
Becomes more a coffin than a birdcage
Only you can set you free
~Cie~
Song Inspiration:
Yes,,,,learn to value your own worth and opinion on what is beauty truth and the way you wish to live. If not, we are slaves
ReplyDeleteto peer group pressure, often living in an emporer's clothes syndrome situation There is such wisdom in those politically incorrect fairy tales and myths.I am pleased my generation did not miss out on them.
Same. I fell into quite the trap in my teens, wanting so much to be beautiful and loved. However, being beautiful does not guarantee being loved.
DeleteIndeed!
ReplyDeleteI will be free. Thanks
ReplyDeleteIt's the best way to be. :-)
DeleteI enjoyed everything about this poem. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteThank you for visiting. :-D
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