A Soul Held By a Soul

I feel my world burns within
Under the layers of cellular skin
the grandeur simply burns away
slowly, nothing shall stay

A wretched soul now captures mine
Nothing just seems to be fine
The gardens, the parks and blossoms burn
Ignited everything, how fates turn

Fantasies, ecstasies and dreams crackle
The soul now seems to be under shackle
For it imagined, created and dreamt
Now it's totally ugly, distorted and unkempt

Held captive, it tries yet fails
The heart perturbs, the soul wails
For it created myth with 'Maya' and beauty
Partnered imagination and did it's duty

What's real, what's fake, it doesn't even know
It's disappointed to face this unbearable blow
Wanting to break these restraining confines
Like gold is extracted from their mines

Wants to fly, free and respire
Here it may suffocate and expire
Independence from reactions and pain
True freedom, it longs to gain