I'M All Alone Poem by Nicholas Lim

I’m all alone,
Withdrawn from the world below,
Covered in darkness,
Fear creeping over me.

I’m in fear,
Creatures of ferocity appear,
Putting me in a locked room,
What is freedom to me?

I’m in a meadow
With only my shadow,
Patiently thinking, patiently waiting,
When shall I be free?

I’m in envy,
Oh the joyous larks in the tree!
Oh the fish in the sea!
Oh the beasts free on the field!

I’m in solitude,
A machine, working with
Regularity, pausing only when
I break out of this cage,

Into the world I once considered
Illusory heaven.