Launchorasince 2014
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THE DILEMMA

And then there I was

Lying, trapped in a coffin of glass

In the chaos of the world, yet alone.

There was light fluttering around

Peeping yet not penetrating through the cracks.

There were birds, chirping, the breeze whispering

And the bees singing lullabies

I saw them chase the butterflies

But I was there crated in a glass

Dying to touch a life.

People clustered around

They were smiling for sure, so did I

I couldn't hear the cries, nor the call

Yet there was a crowd filled with noise.

I yelled to be heard, I laughed to signal some more,

It was a show with frowns under the impression

Where there was benumbed loudness over the silence.


I was alive, waiting, trying to feel

I was existing somewhere unseen

They saw me chaotic and confined

Struggling with peace

In the coffin of glass

Where I was lying,

Being invisible, being obscene.