I am bound by shackles brother to brother.
I am a detainee of loyalties once professed.
I am chained to my oaths of yesterday.
I am a prisoner of allegiances confessed.
My next step is shadowed by accountability.
My next move oppressed by regulation.
My next word threatened by liability.
My next thought subjected by expectation.
My expression of identity conflicts with the common purpose.
My expression of individuality suppressed by uniformity.
My expression of desire labelled as self indulgence.
My expression of virtue challenges corporate integrity.
I put my hand up to protest but for unity I put it back down.
I stood up to testify but for unity I sat back down.
I stepped forward to represent but for unity I stepped back down.
I dashed forward to escape but for unity I slid back down.
They have held me in my position by my commitments.
They have held me in my place by my confessions.
They have held me in tow by my secrets.
They have held me in rank by my affiliations.
If I break my silence, I risk humiliation.
If I break my vows, I risk accusation.
If I break my rank, I risk excommunication
If I break my ties, I risk isolation.
They employ me now but I shall resign from this unity.
They exploit me now but I shall regain my dignity.
They exhaust me now but I shall retrieve my energy.
They enslave me now but I shall be free.