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Empty Cage, Door Open
by Rachel Bennettit's one of those optimist illusions
with the side of the bars you came from,
and no bar exam or sports bar can account
for the bars that measure our growth,
that stunt or accelerate it,
because an empty cage, door open
can make a heart jump or fall
(and the hand that holds the key
belongs to the teeth gnashing in fear). 02/02/2010 Posted on 02/02/2010
Copyright © 2024 Rachel Bennett
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Therese Elaine on 02/02/10 at 10:00 PM Simply put, and because my vocabulary is shot today...amazing piece Rachel. |
| Posted by George Hoerner on 02/02/10 at 10:17 PM Good write lady. And the bars shall grow untill we tear them down. |
| Posted by Nicole D Gregory on 02/03/10 at 02:05 AM Ms. Bennett, This is a jewel! Its heartfelt and frustrating because ...ugh!... its so true. Its hard to soar with wings of broken promises. This hit my soul. ~N |
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