Masked within this human shell
Burning in my personal hell
Awake again but blind inside
Asleep, I went, after I cried
Alone I wait within this scream
I tried to live but lost my dream
I needed truth but found only lies
My heart turned numb when my soul died
Tired now but cannot sleep
Broken again my company I keep
I drank within the cave of light
My thirst became my driving sight
Around me my darkness dwells
Silent, my voice cannot yell
I tried to speak but found only rage
I live within my gilded cage
A.J. McKinley
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/my-gilded-cage/
