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The Cage

February 11, 2022
By Anonymous

The wind swept through the house

the windows being the only thing that made noise and 

the creaks tiptoed in the house

 

She felt empty almost 

The house was empty too 

her bed was like a cage 

it kept her there day in and day out

 

The sun was out but it wasn´t noticed 

it wasn´t noticed

not because of the windows or shades or curtains

but it was by the darkness that overflowed inside of her

 

She hoped that someday someone would be her sun 

a person to be her light and 

help escape out of the cage shes been in for years

 

She hoped to be loved and to be admired

but deep down she knew that couldn´t happen 

not unless she was the one to be her own light

her own savior


The author's comments:

My name is Te´Naj and Im from Houston. I currently go to Meyerland Performing Visual Arts school and Im 13 in the 7th grade. This piece is very special to me, I feel like plenty of people can relate to this poem.


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