Trapped Again, Dear Friend

Trapped again, dear friend

Wind and rain and fear

An aimless day, unlocked doors

Where to go, a goal unknown.

Forecasts on freedom play

Across the mind, a fate stayed

By a steady hand, not I

Belong neither here nor there.

Render unto Caesar, dear friend

But the soul is yours

Always at home, forever accepted

A dying machine passes us by.

The soul of man given another chance

Shown a world without nature

Human nature run wild

Trapped again, dear friend.

Trapped again, my own hand

A burning heat tempering no sword

Desires fall on barren land

A guardian without a tribe.

Trapped again, dear friend

A dark night of all souls

A joy waiting, writhing inside

Below darting eyes and crossed streets.

Today not the day

But our day approaches

Stand aside and let it fall

You own them nothing.

Trapped again, dear friend

But swallowed pride and shattered ego

Shine bright amidst the night you wore

Your heart upon your sleeve.

Walk free, dear friend

It was never yours

Joys you always knew

Never left, but were forgotten.

Square pegs, held to account

By systems we did not choose

Shown only survival

But we will know abundance.

Listen, dear friend, your wheel turns

You heart grows, your will strengthens

Spinning upward, your tribe awaits

Let dear mother call you home, home, home.