Prison Bars

What does a prisoner say? To bars, he cannot escape. I love you, but let me exit say farewell. I love you but permit me some leave. Inside his heart, yet, remains a serpent. An unwelcome coiled guest sounds a hiss. But unlike a stray dog, he'll not bark nor- Snake through the undergrowth an adder? So, then Lord, what is a key without a lock? Or a jail without four walls Who turns the key to a door, without-walls? To a door that's-got no hinge. No ceiling or heavenly vault No floor or cellar-basement. What does a prisoner say? To bars, non-corrodible, he must always love.