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belongs in a cage
September 9, 2021
Listen to the creaking ribs
Feel it smash against its cage
bum bum, bum bum
Hear the desperation to escape,
But don’t be sympathetic
To its wretchedness
bum bum, bum bum
Try not to remember when it held beauty
When it gave you warmth
Pumping it through your whole body
bum bum, bum bum
Because our hearts can turn into monsters
That belong in a cage
© Elizabeth A., Louisville, Kentucky
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