Bondage

Incarcerated for a lifetime,
The tiger paces in its cage.
Its soft coat and beauty
Conceal pure force and rage.

Deemed a danger to society,
It is punished out of fear.
For some it serves as entertainment,
While others taunt and jeer.

Yet with every step, every stride
It takes on captive ground,
The tiger envisions that blessed day
When it will no longer be bound.

It plans its escape to freedom
As it paces to and fro.
Today, simply an amusement –
Tomorrow, the world will know.