i gave her to you for safekeeping, but then she kept you for herself
i was needed
across the sea
the other half of my heart
was calling
broken and battered in the fight of her life
it was the end
of an age
what was gilded became tarnished
cracks in the facade
of our perfect lives
i didn’t want
to be trapped
beautiful trappings of a gilded cage
i loved you for your rebellion
but you used it for her
i like
to think
maybe i opened the cage door
just enough for you to push
and fly away where you could breathe
HorseMonkeyTiger 