What cage?
The cage that eclipsed when my world fell apart?

Or was it there from the start? Or from my coming of age

Or that fateful day when you learned the truth
A piece of truth
Small piece
When you learned I was not who you held in your view
That I was not as kind
Or as sweet, or naive
When you learned that I’m different than how I seem


Or is the cage metaphorical
Rhetorical
The cage in my mind
The peace I’m trying to find
That childlike serenity
That I once had but stayed behind
Am I trying too hard
Am I still hiding my heart
Is the cage made up of my kin
My mind
The stars

Will I be trapped forever
The prophesies say otherwise
So what is my cage
And how do I break free
How do I see