Pacing
back and forth
back and forth
forth and back.
Endless loop
on repeat.
Stuck.
Restless panthers
prowling nowhere.
Wearing a path in the grass,
a trail just inside the fence.
Staring between bars
yearning to be on the other side--

of the glass.
No wild animal as such
just caged humans.

And then the doors opened.
And they burst out
not sure where to go
or for what
so they drove aimlessly,
wandered a store
needing nothing
wanting something
and then
they escaped back
to the safety
of home.