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Like a chained animal, willing

At this point, to gnaw through my own flesh

Just to be free from the prison

You have created for me

Four walls and your face

My only view, my senses dulled

Freedom denied, disgusted by it all

I despise the games I’m forced to play

Frantically running on the wheel

Believing I can advance

Explore beyond these bounds

Breathless I recognize the vicious, spinning circle

I’ve seen this all before

Wasting my time and effort, defeated

Remembering the countless times past

Trapped and deceived

Trying to make my way through the maze

Of lies and pretense

Only to find my path blocked

No reward at its end

And you, with me as your only source

Of amusement, have deceived yourself

As well, believing that here is where

I want to be

©2011 – Andrea J. Shannon