Ruler of a Glass Box

A poem written in the pantoum form.

 Ruler of a Glass Box by Luis Gabriel

 

I ruled the world in a glass box

Slowly I tumbled until I came to a stop

I looked up, I began to believe, I rose

Justice had no price nor pride 

And leaves no bounty was the lesson 

That spoke from my tumbling fall

 

I learned wisdom from my painful fall

Learned that not all revolved around my glass box

Life’s tsunami, raining thunder taught me this lesson

There is a time for all things, but first I stopped

Sat, and realized that I had to let go of my pride

I looked up, I began to believe, I rose

 

I looked up, I began to believe, I rose

Inner thunder stopped and the rain ceased to fall

Once I let the monster die; pride

I stepped out, I broke it, I shattered the glass box

Time took time for me, coming to a stop

Teaching me that thought was best, another lesson

 

Teaching me that thought was best, another lesson

I looked up, I began to believe, I rose

I searched for answers until my search came to a stop

I looked for wisdom and courage to continue after the fall

After the shattering of my former prison, the glass box

After the death of my hulking cell guard; pride.

 

After the death of my hulking cell guard; pride

Courage was the new strength needed, the new lesson

To be learned, to explore the world outside the glass box 

I looked, I began to believe, I rose

And learned that courage was gentle like leaves in the fall

It rained down gently with a determination that never stops

 

It rained down gently with a determination that never stops

Upon the rocks broke my foolish, stupid pride

Cracking open to reveal a new light, hope after the fall

A light that shined teaching me another, brand new lesson

I looked up, I began to believe, I rose

From the shards, I was born free, free of a glass box

 

Free of a glass box, I stumbled to a stop

and I rose, to hold me back there was no pride

As I went I learned lessons, learning always from the fall

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