repetative cage

peering through the eyes of another
I see myself.
I see myself.

blinded by the weight of the pain
I'm trapped in myself.
I'm trapped in myself.

caged in frustrations that vent themselves
and eat me from inside.
and eat me from inside.

chained with iron bolts of fear
I'm shut up inside.
I'm shut up inside.

cramped inside the cold steel walls
no friend but the walls -
  which echo my cries,
    my screams for freedom.
no pleasure but the pain -
  which is my consistancy
    and only comfort.

gazing through the eyes of another
I see my mask.
I see my mask.

lost inside what they want of me
I'm trapped in my mask.
I'm trapped in my mask.

drained by aggressions that destroy me
and leave me empty.
and leave me empty.

deflated with the fine scalpel of loneliness
I'm utterly empty.
I'm utterly empty.

-Jonathan Johnston


© Copyright 1997 Jonathan E. Johnston


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