any struggle

We bind ourselves

we tie the knots that keep us bound

and then forget we ever tied them

or wonder at them

but never try

at loosening them

we adapt to being tethered

and we learn not to struggle

struggling hurts

or makes us feel uncomfortable

or reminds us of the fact that we are bound

and that just makes us feel sad

so we move less

become complacent

and we adapt

to our inner imaginary jail

that we slowly bought into

and invested in

but that began

as a simple

little

lie

~C