Caged Beauty

by

Doug Larson

She comes home
from school
and enters her room
shutting the door
with an ominous click
blinds closed against the sun
against the rain
against the night
against the pain
yellow light above her desk
she studies
reads
works
to prove her worth
to her teachers
to her friends
to her family
to the world
to herself

mostly to herself

Outside the sun rises
and falls
with the rise of the moon
the ebb of the tides
the passing of seasons
the passing of reasons
and she struggles
against fear
to move
to stand
to open the door
to go outside
to live.

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