it's raining outside
the prayer of thirsty plants
answered

before i got here
i was in Light
did i make
the stupidest decision
to leave it?

what could be worth
this ache of separation?
what seeing creature
would tie his own blindfold
only to trip and stumble
and fall?

i am in a jail of my
own making
the pleasure of conjugal visits
once glimpses into freedom
now leave me feeling
numb

i wonder
why i chose this