A Prison Poem by Gajanan Mishra

A prison -
My body,
My house,
This earth.
I am free
With limited air,
Limited water,
Limited light.
I am not allowed
To go outside.
I am not permitted
To make friendship
With alien.
I play alone,
I sing alone,
I walk alone,
But death is
Waiting for me
And wants to
Take me away
At every moment.
I dance in ocean,
And in the vast sky.
I know the door
That is to be opened,
At regular interval.
I know the life
No way related with
Anything vital,
Any carnival.