Through withering laurels , aloofness trapped me inside. I'm yet going and being shunned. The silence of aloneness nagged me inside. I'm digging my grave to shun to be enslaved. The sword of shinning blade, chopped My shield of ecstasy soul, My blithe chains to blood streams, My sunny days to cruel and awful nights. When my songs, my cries, my silences Were being heard days after i was slain. As i in the cradle of grave much scorned My defeat, the blade of defeat reached my fullness. The theme of the given poem is the feeling of being trapped in a cycle of defeat, aloofness, and loneliness. The speaker expresses their struggle to break free from this cycle, but ultimately succumbs to it. They feel as if they are being shunned and ignored by others, which exacerbates their feelings of isolation. Despite their attempts to resist, they ultimately give in and allow themselves to be enslaved by their own defeat. The imagery used throughou...