Hope Springs Eternal in the Human Breast

Stone walls do not a prison make,
breath is not an assurance of life.
Freedom from shackles is not liberty,
life without trouble is not life without strife.

Perception is key in all these things,
for one can be free and still be trapped.
The fullest life can be rife with woe,
a man on his deathbed can live his best life.

Hope springs eternal in the human breast,
contained not by walls or limit,
it moves one to live life to the fullest,
and waste not a single minute.