Once I was free; there was no cage that could bind me, and I had yet to create my box of numbness within my mind to be my silent protector.

J.D. Stroube
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Once I was free; there was no cage that could bind me, and I had yet to create my box of numbness within my mind to be my silent protector. In this quote, the speaker is describing his life prior to incarceration, where he was free from the constraints of pain and sorrow. He then goes on to explain that he had yet to created a box for himself that would numb his feelings. He could only think about what he wanted and how he wanted it, not what others wanted him to do.

Once incarcerated, he felt a loss of freedom, a loss of choice. That's when he created the box in his mind so as not to feel the pain of what he now felt as loss of his freedom.

Source: Caged In Spirit

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