In a far-off country,
Where the wind howls, but stands still,
The water swells, then crashes,
Reaching for the sky before it pulls back.
Some creatures hide within the dense trees,
Others spread their wings,
Soaring above the boundless sea.
But there, within the shadows,
A child is locked in a cage—
Not as an animal, but as a soul confined.
He watches the creatures of the sky,
And dreams of the freedom they possess,
Screaming for someone—anyone—to set him free.
But his cries are swallowed by silence.
Eighteen years have passed.
The first days—filled with sunlight—
A haze of innocence,
But the world grew heavy,
And the light dimmed.
Realization gripped him,
And the dark swallowed the dawn.
Now, the end is near.
He can feel it,
The slow pull of release,
A taste of the world he’s never known,
The freedom he’s only glimpsed in dreams.
At last, he’ll see the sky,
Feel the wind on his face,
And know that he’s truly free,
Until the end of time.