Tell Me, Who Was It That Bound You?

Prisoner, Tell Me, Who Was It That Bound You?'

`it Was My Master,' Said The Prisoner.
`i Thought I Could Outdo Everybody In The World In Wealth And Power,
And I Amassed In My Own Treasure-house The Money Due To My King.
When Sleep Overcame Me I Lay Upon The Bed That Was For My Lord,
And On Waking Up I Found I Was A Prisoner In My Own Treasure-house.'

`prisoner, Tell Me, Who Was It That Wrought This Unbreakable Chain?'

`it Was I,' Said The Prisoner, `who Forged This Chain Very Carefully.
I Thought My Invincible Power Would Hold The World Captive
Leaving Me In A Freedom Undisturbed.
Thus Night And Day I Worked At The Chain
With Huge Fires And Cruel Hard Strokes.
When At Last The Work Was Done
And The Links Were Complete And Unbreakable,
I Found That It Held Me In Its Grip.'