The Weight Of Chain Poem by Ifeoluwa Daniel

In chains of own making, they willingly bind
Their freedom's demise, a choice of the mind
A paradox of will, where liberty's refused
And servitude's comfort, is quietly produced

With every step backward, they justify their fate
A people lost in darkness, an uncertain state
Their voices silenced, by the weight of their chains
Their future uncertain, their present in pain

Yet, in this bondage, they find a strange reprieve
A comfort in conformity, a freedom to deceive
Themselves and others, in a web of deceit
Where enslavement's shackles, feel like a secure seat

But deep within, a spark of freedom still gleams
A glimmer of hope, a chance to break the dreams
That hold them captive, and lead them astray
To choose anew, and seize a brighter day.