enclosure

on display
caged beauty
lit up with golden lights
inside a glass box

thrashing against the sides
the glass doesn't even
smudge

people watch
the destruction
and the
creation

if you had taken the time
to lift your eyes
today
people would have seen
an ancient battle
of arrows and beasts
against a modern battle
of ships, tanks and
bombs.

maybe everyone
mistook the bombs exploding
for sparks
of joy and intellect
in your eyes.