(#7) Glass

Glass pane before the body,
Surrounded by the square borders that define it -
A window, the eye for communication
Where both onlooker and bystander can explore
Each other's personal space.

Irony engulfs this concept for the onlooker,
Trapped behind an invisible yet tangible barrier -
Unable to escape to the freedom of the world.
Yet the bystander has no limits to his life.

Irony engulfs this concept for the prisoner,
Though trapped behind windows and walls,
Finds freedom in the view beneath him,
For his soul escapes the prison,
And finds serenity in the place
The far-away-place.

Irony engulfs this concept for the soul,
Though free and unbounded,
Feels unwanted and alone
In the far-away-place.
The soul is trapped within itself,
A prisoner of solitude.

Irony engulfs this concept for both body and soul-
The windows could be opened
And a borrowed life returned to the earth.
Yet they refuse to do it, though rather eager.
The opportunity opened to them: be free
And they decline.

Ironic -
This pane of glass.
They both form escape routes for two different people.
One a window, the other a television.