We built the walls to keep us safe
Measured every risk and shape
We mapped the exits, sealed the doors
Counted who was ours and yours
We wrote the rules in careful lines
Signed our fear between the signs
We called it order, called it care
Built the frame and locked it there
Hold.
Contain.
Restrict.
We made a cage.
Bar by bar.
Rule by rule.
We made a cage.
For them.
For us.
We tightened every open space
Named surveillance “just in case”
We watched the ones we swore to guard
And drew the lines a little hard
We said protection needs control
Said sacrifice protects the whole
We raised the structure, high and wide
And stepped inside
Close it.
Seal it.
Stay inside.
We made a cage.
Law by law.
Word by word.
We made a cage.
Safe.
And small.
No one forced us.
We built it clean.
Brick by brick.
Routine by routine.
The lock is quiet.
The key is gone.
We made a cage.
Now we live
Between the bars.
We made a cage.
And call it
Home.
You've made your choice and cut your voice.