Wrapped in society's chains Pulling and tugging But the chains only get tighter And your body grows weaker Wasted effort Struggling to get out To make a change But your voice is lost In the echoes of the dark cave And your protests are ignored Absorbed into the sunlight That is hidden beneath the clouds of others judgement And you want to break through But the the crowd is too big Their numbers too great Of people like you Who wanted to see the light So they gave up the fight And the sun came Sure enough But at the price of their soul And as their bodies shined bright Their insides were clouded With darkness and shadows And the endearing question What if What if I stood up What if I fought Would the chains still be wrapped around my fragile flesh Or would others like me Be walking free Lighted on the inside and out