Chains (v2)

A chain is a chain whether it is golden or plain.
A chain is a chain whether something is inferior or a step ahead.
A chain is a chain whether wealth is magnificent or contained.
A chain is a chain whether one is not a kin or cognate.
A chain is a chain whether material is silk or plain.
A chain is a chain whether you indulge or abstain.
A chain is a chain whether you use your heart or brain.
A chain is a chain whether one is relative or certain.
A chain is a chain whether one is in loss or gain.
A chain is a chain whether you drink juice or champaigne.
A chain is a chain whether one is happy or in pain.
A chain is a chain whether compromises are temporary or sustained,
A chain is a chain whether it is useful or in vain.
A chain is a chain whether one is a sir or a madame.
A chain is a chain whether ideas are original or tamed.
A chain is a chain whether reputation is clean or stained.
A chain is a chain whether it is external or intimate.
A chain is a chain whether one is modest or vain,
A chain is a chain whether one is in pleasure or pain,
A chain is a chain whether imagined or real,
A chain is a chain whether one is sober or insane.
Humans are not meant to live with chains,
whether golden or plain,
whether loosened or strained.

Chains

Chains are chains,
whether they are made of gold or iron .

One might consider something better than the other.
both are chains,
whether it be smaller or bigger.
Chains are chains,
whether they are imagined or real.