Locked In A Cage Poem by RoseAnn V. Shawiak

Locked in a cage, desires burning interiorly, unable to
quench or sate them, following your words, not wanting
to do as you ask.

Afraid if I do, all of self will be lost in the end, only
wanting to be free, on my own, liberated, not kept by any
man on earth.

Yet the feelings that come when you tell me what to do,
make me feel somehow how much you really care about me,
listening to your authoritative voice freezes me interiorly.

Standing still, unable to move, something of your love
touches me and makes me feel good, not understanding these
feelings at times scares me.

Do I want to be a slave to you, let you love me totally
and completely, or run from your love to keep my freedom,
I don't know, cannot make a choice because of the fear of
losing myself to you forever.

A scary thought to someone innocent like me, never knowing
true love in life, wanting to, but always eluding it in
preference to living freely.