Lingers In A Cage Poem by Daniel Richards

You talk to me now because I’m older,
But where are you in my memories when it was colder,
You walk with me as if you’re my equal,
I linger here older and stronger waiting for the sequel

Today’s days I’m bolder, so I go my way and no other
You disagree, but from my birth till now you’ve never kissed me
You’ve got no right to control me, no matter how much
You’ve told me, I’ve been free from you, since the day you left me

You can rebuild those broken bridges, but there are some places
Like my heart no matter how long the bridge is it never reaches
And no I don’t feel bitter although you left me climbing from the ground
For I have aged and my heart you broke lingers forever in its cage

But no I’m not bitter simply put
I’m simply better