Chains (Notevember 2023, #21)

Falsely fettered || fixed and feeble
Marvelous mind || made into mush
By dull drone || of drudgery-days
Heart heavy || hollow and hushed
Speaks sparingly || soul simmering

Woken by words || warm well-wishes
Vociferous voices || vowing vindication
Grey gaze gone || gloriously golden
Barely burdened || blood boiling
Stirred by strangers || strengthened by struggle

Link-laden lady || lately longing
Finds faith || in faraway faces
Waiting to welcome || a wanted woman
Chains chafing || the chance-chaser
Borrows bravery || to break her bindings