He screams until his throat bleeds
what will it take for someone to hear?
Tears wash a face that hasn't been held
hasn't been kissed enough.
His knuckles, broken and raw
from beating against this cage around him
are only the beginning.
He'll tear himself apart-
you know the truth of it-
if you let him.
If you can save him from this fate,
hop to!
At this rate there won't be much left
to save.
But you cannot ask him to endure-
he's done too much of that.
Patience is a virtue meant for someone else and besides,
you know deep down this rage
is born of fear:
that foreign fluttering in his chest,
terrible burning fear,
not that he'll die,
but that he'll die like this.
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