Alone in a gilded cage
Hands fisted in unabated rage
Smashed bloody against gilded walls
Torn nails scratch painfully at oak paneled halls
Locked away in a prison of my own making
Entered willingly, past forsaking
Silent servants pass stealthily by
Faces averted, afraid to meet my eyes
I hear their whispers, their laughs
At least they follow their own paths
They go home at night to people who care
Whilst I sit here in my lonely bejeweled chair
I thought to follow a dream of wealth
Champagne flutes, caviar, cars, health
My eyes were full of glitter, glitz, gold
Certain all this, once mine to hold
Would bring me happiness, contentment
Instead I find naught but haughty resentment
A prideful husband with hands of ice
Eyes of flint, nights of vice
He buys me the latest fashions to wear
Diamonds on my fingers, jade in my hair
Then parades me, his young trophy wife
Before leering old men with little in life
So they can be jealous of his exquisite taste
Playboy mansion runway, such a waste
A chauffeur drives me to expensive shops
No more for me thrift and swaps
I attend the orchestra, operas, the ballet
Where not a one cares what I do or say
Gone my old friends, left behind long ago
In my pride I reviled their poor souls
Told them I was achieving all I had ever wanted
Cars, mansion, clothes, wealth so vaunted
They warned me money would fall short
Perhaps I should look for a ship in a smaller port
As I stare out the window at the fine trimmed lawn
Watching gorgeous sunrise of a cloudless dawn
I know now my friends were right
My youth is wasted, I've lost my fight
I reign supreme over a silent throng
Missing the old vibrant, raucous song
I'd trade all I now have for what I didst disdain
If only I had listened to their lilting refrain
About the Creator
Andrew C McDonald
Andrew McDonald is a 911 dispatcher of 30 yrs with a B.S. in Math (1985). He served as an Army officer 1985 to 1992, honorably exiting a captain.
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Such a beautifully written poem but I hope this isn't what you're actually feeling or going through 🥺
Spectacular!!! Loved it!!!