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Prison of Deceit
You do not have to live in this lonely little box
Built by foreign hand but cemented by your own
You do not have to deck its outer walls with bronze locks
Tossing keys into the sea so you are even more alone
Turning pebbles of imposed thought into definitive stone
You do not have to let the sinewy vines grow wild
Entangling your mind and suffocating your dreams
You do not have to intensify and exacerbate the mild
Submitting to your own abuse and torturous regimes
Thrusting your little box into the torments of the streams
You can cut through the vines and be free of their clutch
Exposing the lurking demons, now retreating in defeat
You can make the stone collapse with just one simple touch
Crumbling into cobblestone beneath your callused feet
Leaving a lovely little road out of this prison of deceit
You do not have to listen to their pointless talks
Refurnish your mind with the warmth of authenticity
You do not have to live in this lonely little box
Pierce through its bars with the diamonds of felicity
Open up to the stars and find the beauty in simplicity
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