Long Forgotten

Taken from the nest and programmed to obey. No hope. No 
faith.
Shall penetrate my shell. No hope of awaking a world 
hardened by centuries of oppression.
Held down. Head under water. Can't breathe. Drowning.
Each step forward brings me two steps back. Finding peace 
in the statue of employee.
Plastic rewards sometimes leaves me blind. Emancipation 
through an act of violence.
Held down. Head under water. Can't breathe. Drowning. The 
dream is dead and now long forgotten.