the few escape

the world
keeps us here
in our homes
our jobs
our loveless
marriages.
keeps us unread
unmoved
by great art
or science.
the world keeps
us down
and out, unable
to crawl from
the cave
we live in.
stuck in our
cars for hours
going from one
place to another.
no one seems
to mind,
it just continues
this way.
maybe the lucky
get out, the insane.
the oscar
wilde's of the world.
maybe they can
get free, but
not many. not many.