I look through a cage, the bars

br e ak in g up the beautiful view that lingers outside.

I gaze up through the water,

sunlight splintering and refracting the waves,

providing me with merely a murky illusion of the beauty

that awaits me at the surface.

I hear the giggles and shrieks from afar,

and I close my eyes,

imagining myself in the midst of the beautiful chaos.

my reach, taunting me.

out of

just

I reach for a dream, but it floats

I wish for a moment I know is coming, but one that is moving

t a n t a l i z i n g l y slowly,

laughing at my impatience with every step.

I wish...

I wish I were free.