2/7/2018
Inside, lights shower a faux warmth of fluorescence
cubicles create living spaces for the rats
Outside, the rain showers the earth
Clouds cast wet shadows over all they see
Inside, walls are the prison
doors are the iron bars
Outside, trees attempt to shelter
from razor sharp wind
Inside, chains bind to a desk
legs and minds go numb
Outside, mother nature is merciless
dangerous beasts abound
Inside, you'll succumb to boredom
and lethal monotony
Outside, you'll suffer from starvation
and threatening isolation
And the only thing that separates the inside from the outside
is a thin pane of glass