You stared at the key
in the center of the room
knowing it would
open the cell
But you hesitated
again and again
observing the rusty bits
from your corner
as you died of gangrene
I sat outside your enclosure
watching you hem and haw
looking at my watch
waiting for you to consult
a locksmith
But you knew better
(or so you thought)
as you ignored the obvious
and wasted away
to prove you were right
And that the images
you saw in the cave
were real
and my sun tan was
just paint
that I bought
to convince you to escape
in the center of the room
knowing it would
open the cell
But you hesitated
again and again
observing the rusty bits
from your corner
as you died of gangrene
I sat outside your enclosure
watching you hem and haw
looking at my watch
waiting for you to consult
a locksmith
But you knew better
(or so you thought)
as you ignored the obvious
and wasted away
to prove you were right
And that the images
you saw in the cave
were real
and my sun tan was
just paint
that I bought
to convince you to escape
