Personal Injury Protection: A Fairy Tale

In the wreck
of life, there
was a traveler
who only wanted
to be kept safe
from harm. He
wanted walls
to fend away
disaster, hands
to suspend
him through
his journey
to cross over
the endless
chasm below.
He craved
safety above
all things,
and when
the story’s
villain said
let me hide
you away
in this cage,
the man leaped
at the chance
to bar himself
from the world
forever.