The Cage in the Corner

The Cage in the Corner

I toil through a cage at the edge of my mind
Full of compressed memories of my unknown self
I have a key to open it
But I’m afraid of what will happen if I do
Slowly breaking the paper seal
That held them in for all these years
A barrage of flashes and screams devour my vision
As my forgotten memories scatter through the door
Memories like termites crawling inside me
Eating through my entire body
I hold my head containing the pain
As it eats me out of mind and soul
A sudden moment of silence, a pause in the torment
Calm between the storms
Reveals what I truly needed to see
The reason for the pain
I see my inner child sitting in the corner
Weeping over the prevention of his release
By the demon that takes over my person
Rattling the bars with wild ambition
The child is something that I use to be
The demon is what I have unwillingly become
Somewhere my life was tossed in the middle
And I can’t seem to connect the two together
Who was I and what have I become
When did I die and how was I reborn
Just questions and more questions
With unheard and unknown answers
The flurry of memories return to its rightful place
The door closes and the cage resealed
I was finally able to catch my breath
And realized that my memories had nothing to offer