Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Self-restraint

A ferocious animal, am I.
Subdued, only by a cage.
There is volatility in my eye;
Passion, irritation, and rage.

Caution, when drawing near!
Approach with a gentle voice.
For I will feed, off your fear.
Yet proceed, if that be your choice.

As a peaceful creature, I may appear.
As you inch within arm's length,
You begin to question, why I'm in here,
And the power, of my strength.

Bold and overconfident, you jeer,
Poke, prod, and antagonize,
Oblivious of my subtle growing leer,
And ignoring, how I agonize.

I let roar a warning cry.
As the bars fall to dissipation,
Tremble!  For the cage was but a lie,
An illusion only, of my own creation.

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