(1997) Glass Hallway Poem by Deana Rode

A glass hallway with no escape
Nobody can ever get in
I can never get out
Watching the world with narrow eyes
Maybe I can break the wall

No. It's too strong

I've built this place since my youth
Row by row I sealed my fate
Wanting a way to escape

Stupidity.

Foolish child
If you could've seen
That the sanctuary you built
Someday will be my tomb
Would you have still created it?

Too high to climb
I walk down the path that everyone takes

Alone.

Poor soul
Your existence is long
They look in on you and wonder
But will never know

Now all you can do is walk
Lift your face and accept you death

A glass hallway with no escape.