Corrosion sets in
When the winds of change
Are barred
And the dew seeps through
Infinitesimal cracks
In your impenetrable armor.
But it is that armor
That blocked the wind
And sowed the seeds
Of its own destruction.
And yet that shell
Is not your true self
And though you have forgotten
How it feels to be
Truly free
The memories return
Now and then
Aahhh
And the sad eyes blink
And the unreality returns
Yet you see not the cage
For you have reduced your world
To its tiny dimensions.
And then ....
One day the light hits the cracks
And the wind blows again
And you realize
The jacket's corrosion
That began with your tears
Is complete
You feel again
You breathe deeply
And you step timidly at first
Not ready to run
Getting your legs back
And discovering people
Who once were but shadows.
Life
Revisited.
