Rat in a cage

Rat in a cage

Rat in a wheel

Rat in a race

Like a rat in a cage

Treat me like a criminal

Treat me like a puppet

Treat me like a number

Treat me like a failure

Use me like a tool

Drain me till I’m empty

Leave me out in the rain

Watch me turn to rust

Treat me like an experiment

Just another rat in a cage

Like a rat in a cage

Treat me like I’m prisoner

Leave me until I confess

Blind me til I’m lost

Freeze me until I’m cold

Beat me till I bleed

Grind me until I’m dust

Push me til I break

Wire me until I conform

Treat me like an experiment

Just a rat in a cage

Another rat in a cage

Another rat in a cage

Another rat in a cage

Rat in a cage

© Fi S. J. Brown

To Me (for Valentine’s Day)

Do not feel this day is only for lovers,
Love yourself and forget the others.
Twist from left to right to form a hug,
Or fill tea or coffee in your prized mug.

Stop counting flaws in worried fear,
Self-love is something sing and cheer.
And for all the tears you have shed,
Forgive yourself in whisper to the head.

Flowers and chocolates are nice things,
But a temporary fix for the heart strings.
Embrace your talents and value yourself,
Do not leave them making dust on a shelf.

Know your worth cannot be bought or sold,
And do not follow the path of fool’s gold.
You are free flowing like an endless wave,
An unbound spirit that few grasp or crave.

Embrace not in a passionate lustful kiss,
And fill with inner compassionate bliss.
Your light is bright like the stars at night,
Shine on knowing everything is alright.

© Fi S. J. Brown