Sonnet

I say this only to help you not to put a halter around your necks.
But simply to make sure that everything is as it should be.
Are we just worried about balances and checks.
Or are we truly free.

I dreamt I turned away from a friend who needed help.
I was too busy or couldn’t be bothered.
My heart was bound by weed and kelp.
Care was severed.

Now as a result I found myself in a grey box room.
The rooms I entered got smaller and lower roofed.
All about was total gloom.
I saw the room hurtling through space, sound proofed.

But then in despair I thought of my friend as a kindly light.
I was led gently to an exit and received back my sight.

Haiku

I thought of my friend
As a kindly light leading
Received back my sight