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Gravity

Eric Obame

I’m trapped in the womb
Mother won’t let me leave
I jump, and I jump
But she pulls me back here
She gave me a warm bed
I get regular meals
It’s a comfortable cell
And everyone else here seems to be happy
To be in this prison for life
So who am I to preach freedom?
But the scenery I want only appears when I dream
When my eyes close, I roam
A universe without borders
Without time
Without boundaries to what I am and can be
When my eyes close, I’m free
To go where I want to—when I want to
To do what I want to do
I’m free to be me
But then I awaken in the womb
And Mother is all I see
I am still trapped
I still want out
And she won’t let me leave
I want more
I want freedom
But I am forced to march to her routine
I look up, and the gate is just above
I jump, and I jump
She always pulls me back here

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