As I peer through these cold iron bars
I can see the stars burning so bright
Oh yes! They burn so blindingly bright
Across the dark blue blanket of night.

As I peer through these cold iron bars
I yearn to soar like a silver kite
Oh yes! Just like a silvery kite
Across the dark blue blanket of night.

As I peer through these cold iron bars
I long to stroll under the starlight
Oh yes! To stroll under the starlight
Below the dark blue blanket of night.

As I peer through these cold iron bars
I know I’m lost in my own twilight
Oh yes! Lost in my own bleak twilight
Below the dark blue blanket of night.

J.A McManus

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