The Seven Cages

All the world is but a zoo
Yes, you, me, everyone too
All humanity be mere exhibits
In cages, some cozy some tight fits

Caged be each one from the start
Some made to resemeble tart
Others be the end of a free fall
Seven, the cage count be in all

Begin it does as a tiny tot
Sleeping, crying in the cot
Physical cages they be – the crib
I kid you not, I ain’t glib

Next the school child it be
Hours away at school, not set free
‘Math! Science! I want to egress!’
‘Have I no chance to digress?’

End of studies, begins the grate
Told you didn’t I, it is all fate
Working life thus begins in a box
And fake sincerity like a fox

Enter some time the parent stage
Some too young and others too age
Working ceaselessly for your child
Your life be hard and his mild

Aged you become as years go by
No more strength left to fly
Begins your life of on the pills
And cautious you be, no more thrills

Dependent you become on your child
But he is not in the least bit mild
Imposes his will on you he must
And you have no choice but to trust

Comes the end of life, end of fate
You end up most likely in a crate
Caged we all are from the start
Even when death splits us apart

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