He harbors it
like a pet
in a secret cage
shrouded
out of sight
in a locked room
that no one
but he himself knows
exists,
and the key
to this hidden room
he holds
on a string
around his neck
near to his heart
at all times.
Occasionally
when he
finds himself
all alone
and he is certain
no one can see,
he will unlock the door,
uncover the cage,
and stare longingly
with admiration
at his…friend.
“What would it be like,”
he wonders,
“if one day
I opened your cage
and set us free?”
(first draft)
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