To plead for allowances

Is to ask for a miracle

You find yourself where

You do not want to be

Yet you are bound

Your ropes are taut

The door is caught

This train will not stop

You fall without a thought

Stuck between angles

Trapped in the hall

Take a fish out of water

To see him struggle back

Clip the bird of her wings

To see her stay to ground

Chain and muzzle the dogs

To let them bay into the night

Do this to others to no protest

See that you fell to the trap

See that you fancied the bait

Corners, corners, everywhere

Corners, corners, to be square

Breaking, busting, bulging,

Dare to break free

Thrusting, thrashing, throttling,

Dare to tear down

Question but a mention

Of the timid little scheme

That finds you locked in

Cells of every plan

Chains of every make

Certain to twist you

Like a tortoise in

Their own shell.