I was too afraid to fly,
Cannot lie.
Once you get down,
As you drown,
Too hard it is to rise,
And win the shining prize.
The trenches stench,
Of the murky stuff,
And it does quench,
Your flaming fluff.
Now you cannot fly,
But you can lie,
You can add more floors,
To your rising cage,
Though your esteem lowers.
Making you full of rage,
To conquer the soaring sky,
It's nothing but a stealthy lie.
The darkness blinds you,
Making it feel like,
You are not caged.
It's a cage of gold,
Built to last,
Till you become old.
The sparkling blast
Dead hand of the past.
The lightness blinds you,
Making it feel like,
You are not