Trapped

Cages of someone's making

We're trapped in cages
of our own making -
real and imagined -
inside and outside of our self.

I spent much of my life busy,
busy treading water,
busy remaining in place,
busy being busy.

Being busy kept me from having to be - quiet
from having to look at the cage - of my own making
kept me from having to decide: real or imagined?

For the first time in my life,
I can imagine an escape.

Once I visualize it into reality,
I will leave this trap

and go on.