Invisible chains are the hardest to break
Stronger than iron
Weightier than an anchor
A tiger born in captivity
Doesn't know to resent the cage
Invisible chains are the hardest to break
Fear confines
More efficiently than prison bars
Stronger than iron
Assumptions and expectations
Forge unyielding links
Heavier than an anchor.
submitted to Imaginary Garden With Real Toads, Sunday Mini Challenge, Chained Rhyme, Pt. II
from Rumours, one of my all time favorite albums
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Poetry is just the evidence of life. If your life is burning well, poetry is just the ash. Leonard Cohen
11 comments:
sadly there is a lot of truth in this...particularly that last stanza...the expectations...and looping that back to the top...the ones you cant see...
I love the message in your Cascade-so well done and honest!
:D Very clever!
For me, your second stanza is so profound within a poem which takes a long hard look at captivity.
I must say the premise is very good and powerful, invisible chains are the hardest to break ~
Good work on the form ~
First, perfect use of the form, LM. This has great immediacy, and the repetition is just right to make your points. Second--this is one of those poems that seems very simple, but has a lot of shading and layers--my favorite kind. Thanks for sharing with us.
I love the whole concept of this. And, the work with the form is marvelous.
Fear is incredibly confining ... it paralyzes ... beautifully composed.
i think the tiger does resent the chains
journey with a new friend
So much truth in "invisible chains are the hardest to break".
Yes, those invisible chains are really hard to break and create a prison so difficult to escape. So much truth in this one.
I love Fleetwood Mac too. This song has the sound of another lesser-known but wonderful group that I love--also comprised of two guys and two gals--called Bryndle.
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