Slaves of passion,
How they prattle
Of freedom - tugged
Like belled cattle!
Their brass jangle
Is pride’s tangle -
Like canaries
In gilded cages.
Boastful emblem
Of their cruel fate,
Whose true meaning
They learn too late.
Belled Cattle
Slaves of passion,
How they prattle
Of freedom - tugged
Like belled cattle!
Their brass jangle
Is pride’s tangle -
Like canaries
In gilded cages.
Boastful emblem
Of their cruel fate,
Whose true meaning
They learn too late.
