The Dark Chamber

Went into that dark chamber,

I didn’t want to.

Got to learn some new skills,

'Cause I got some dreams to kill.

Education is just work, not a thrill,

Not the light, just the means to pay the bill.

Went into that dark chamber,

I wasn’t welcome there.

Had some hopes about my freedom.

They laughed like I cracked a joke.

Dreams ha, they never heard of them before.

They lectured me about the ethics,

The rules to follow while murdering hope.

It’s a boring ritual, I said.

Went into that dark chamber,

didn’t know what else to do.

I wasn’t that blind and clueless before.

I could only see what they showed me.

I don’t know what it takes to get there.

Can I pay that price?

Do I even want what they give?

They saw me struggling down the alley,

Dazed and confused was I,

Right at the entrance,

They saw me and knew I was a fool.

Went into that dark chamber,

I had to make my life,

Earn some bread, feed my tribe,

There was no escape,

Suffering in return of their respect

For what I was doing.

Never felt so communist before,

Killing my spirit for my tribe to flourish.

What a bargain!

Went into that dark chamber,

I knew I was really brave.

My mother told me so.

I could stay strong all alone,

She trusts me and I love her the most.

The dark chamber is not that dark I guess,

In the corner I see her smiling at me.

She believes that I will switch on the light someday

And the dark chamber will never be

Dark again.