Warden

It is hard to break out of a cage
unless you understand the mechanism
that confines you. Unless you know how you
ended up inside in the first place.
Oh, fear is no different. We committed
a crime against ourselves, yes. So what do we do?
We find our suspect inside our heart and
incarcerate them. Guilty until proven innocent,
that's our way of justice.
No clemency. No conjugal visit. Just isolation.
No warden dangling a key, snoring so we can
plot a great escape, no.
The key was always in our pockets.
We are the only residents.
The door was always unlocked.
We're here because we fear
freedom.

The sunlight burns my eyes. Such a heavy weight.
I will fear freedom no more.




"So crawl across this desert heat and become tragic with me. And now that we are not alone, you know that we could never be." - quoted from Safe Haven, written by Andrew Schwab