You won’t admit
that you have closed your eyes,
when the world outside
showed that it didn’t care
and you got scared.
Learned you had been believing in a lie,
but you’re too brave to hide,
so you built a grand design.
Painted with the world
you want to see
on the inside
and now you’re okay,
to open up your eyes again.
Liking what you see is being pacified.
You weren’t raised to be a soldier,
just a drone,
another regular guy.
That great big world
was more that you could fight,
so now you view it
through a bent and broken light.
You are a coward;
always were,
always will be.
Ever since the 10th grade,
When you decided you were better off
living in a world that you made up,
rather than this one
the rest of us have to love.
You could change the world,
if you want too,
but now you’ve got
a customized world view
and you love the way
it tells you that you’re right.
Having to admit that you grew up
must really suck,
because I know
that you’re afraid to die.
Everyone around you will die, too.
It’s the way we live that makes it
seem like we’re alive,
but you ran away to hide,
and that’s alright.
It’s OK to be scared,
to not like how the world has changed.
It’s just you,
so don’t deny the day.
There is so much left worth living
and now your circle is so small.
The world is still there
to be explored and loved.
Why are you hiding
in your beautiful cage?
I think it’s time
you went outside again.
HG -2016
