The Creative Are Kept Caged
By Jazelle Handoush
We were convinced
The bars, frigid to clasping fingertips,
Were to keep out the monsters
And dispel the darkness
Like a shadowcatcher, screaming at the scary.
We were unaware
That cages contain the most dangerous masterpieces,
Kept from marring minds with the bold pigments
Of paint and ink spilled to let others in
On hope's secrets.
The metal makes us numb,
Dumb to the damage that could be done
If we rightly wielded pens and page
And drew shadows, stealing into the back of the mind
To whisper the way out:
The key is in the creation.
The artistic, creative cognizant, are told to stay away
As not to share the secrets of the world
And instead
They're caged.
Copyright 2013 | Jazelle Handoush
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