burning bright

the tiger roams &
   ravishes in the
      jungle
night.

he is captured by
   every word i
say.

claws spark
   against
      steel bars &

   rabid fangs
      threaten the
   village
sleep.

why not free the
   hungry tiger from
      his articulate
cage?

the truth is spoken &   
   beyond speech;
      the tiger is
   wrathful & his

   heart is
hidden.

for now i keep my
   tiger in a cage;
      i cannot control

   his carnivorous
dreams.

one day
   i will feed the
      tiger my
soul.