Caged by choice

Padlocked in a golden cage,

With the keys in my hand.

This is my chance  to flee,

To take my stand.

And conquer a new found land.

But,

the fear of the unknown cripples  me,

I look through the peephole

And what I  see,

A world of empty souls,

Produced from the same mold

Of  greed,envy and deceit.

Living pretentious,

How did they get to this feat?

Tarnished by reality,

Bewildered by the brutality,

I return to live in solitary...

In a golden cage,

Until the end of age.