trapped in a constant
existential crisis
trapped by thoughts
that run amok
trapped when you can't just
sit and be
trapped when you're asked
to just sit and be
trapped by finances
trapped by circumstances
trapped by conference calls
trapped by unending bills
trapped in an office
strapped to a chair
trapped by a routine
and colour-coded lists
trapped by priorities
trapped by clock, alarms, phones
beep beep, ping ping
tick tick, ring ring
trapped by time
there's too much
or there's too less
hurry up, slow down, stand up, sit down
trapped by low energy levels
trapped by inadequate vitamins
trapped by an excess energy
that keeps you up at night
trapped in a meeting
trapped at a party
trapped when home alone
trapped in a crowd
trapped because of the rain
trapped because it's too hot
trapped in the middle of nowhere
there's nobody to blame
trapped under a rock
predators wait and watch
trapped behind walls
the sharks are all inside
trapped by a wrong choice
trapped because you didn't get to choose
trapped when the alternative is worse
frying pan or fire? it's all the same
trapped by decisions
trapped by impulsiveness
trapped because it was too late
when you finally made up your mind
trapped when you're too sensitive
trapped when you're completely numb
trapped when you don't know what to say
trapped when nobody hears your words
trapped by a wheelchair
trapped by an unyielding mind
trapped by grudges and arguments past
trapped by your own ungratefulness
trapped by bad company
trapped by someone else's fault
trapped by the guilt of
unconditional love and kindness
trapped by undiscovered talents
trapped by lost opportunities
trapped by somebody else at the finish line
trapped because you won, all too soon
trapped by likes and shares
trapped by expectations
trapped by what people think of you
trapped by smileys and forwards
trapped by the pressure
you put on yourself
trapped because you can't let go
trapped because you're trying too hard
trapped by unrealized potential
trapped because you're unnoticed
trapped when you're a somebody
trapped when you're in the newspapers
trapped by airport looks
trapped by concealers and eyeliners
trapped because you're too plain
trapped by how you look, what you wear
trapped because of unfair laws
trapped by unreasonable rules
trapped because of bias, prejudice
trapped at immigration, tracked, tagged
trapped by the scrutiny of the media
trapped by the opinions of anybodys
trapped by insecurities
and the people who feed off them
trapped by helplessness
trapped when you want to
do so much more, but you can't
because you're trapped, stuck, confined
trapped by something on TV
trapped by a pill you can't stop taking
trapped by liquids that go down easily
trapped because you can't say no
trapped by fate
trapped by temptation
trapped by your own morality
trapped by lies, trapped by honesty
trapped because you look too old
trapped because you look too young
trapped because 'omg youve put on so much weight'
trapped because 'when was the last time you ate?'
trapped by boundaries
trapped because you're limited
trapped because you're only
something in a container
trapped because you don't matter
in the enormity of the universe
trapped because you're an inconsequential speck
hardly capable of moving mountains
trapped by restlessness
a desperate, wanting,
fiery, seeking soul
stifled inside your body
but wait oh look
a window of escape
a train ticket, an open field
a dog licking your face
a tiny hand in yours
a note of appreciation
a winding road through
that unbudging mountain
a warm embrace
a snail on a leaf
a changing season
something beautiful, beyond reason
trapped between the
beginning and the end
trapped by the fact that
this is all we know
who knows what's gone before
and what will come after
maybe this is our shot at freedom
