Caught

The expectation was clear

You will do what your dad did

You will work in a factory

You will marry young 

And raise a family

You will follow 

Your families structure

In thinking

Your thoughts will not

Stray to areas

Ot thought about

Caught

How to honour that 

But still be true to me

Caught

How to develop

A thinking mind

Without all the trouble

Having one possessed

Caught

In an eternal cycle

Of the dutiful son 

Versus

A direction

Not established

Caught

In a crossfire

Of destabilizing statements

Caught

An interest in learning

Thoughts and growth

But trying to maintain

A harmonious environment

Caught 

Caught

Caught

In a world where dreams were crushed

Or a price was paid

The only mistake 

Was not moving far enough away

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