The Door to Escape

by Dave Lewis

I awake to my first lucid thought

I feel weak and helpless and confused

I am imprisoned in a cell, my motion and vision curtailed

At a later time - all uncounted-

I notice my cell has rotated, darkness briefly ebbs

I am suspended in liquid, always warm

My nourishment arrives intravenously  and I grow

My cell has not grown and  it begins to bind my body

If there is a secret door – I can not find it

My limbs are cramped and insufficient

I crave to flex my limbs, to breath deeply

I attack my cell with my neck and head - 

The cell wall is thin and brittle yet strong

I break a hole

A gas that gives me strength enters through the hole

Also light brighter than I have ever seen

I must pause often to rest as I demolish the cell

When finally free, I am exhausted

I make little noises and hear little noises

I breathe deeply and am covered by a warm soft blanket

I rest intensely  after my escape and question the future

I soon discover that I am an eagle, just hatched

I will soon be free in all dimensions

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