Inspired by The Chain by Fleetwood Mac.

‘Listen to me, little boy–

For that is still what you are–

And remember

That this silence is a chain made to bind.

Twice-quenched were its links,

And thrice-folded was the steel beneath the gold,

And numberless times was it looped

To hang around your neck,

For it is a chain forged to enslave

One will to another,

Yours to the one who made it.

‘Remember that this is its nature

And

Break it.

Speak those words which you know to be true:

“This silence you made because you are afraid;

Afraid not of my voice,

But of your own,

And of the feelings inside your own breast.”

Speak those words, little boy,

And be free

Of this chain.’