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A Cell of Hell

WITH THESE WORDS I TYPE TO YOU
I HOPE IT SINKS IN AND HELPS YOU
FIND THE THINGS THAT ARE RIGHT
SOME THING, JUST ANYTHING 

THAT WILL HELP YOU FIND THE LIGHT
THAT LEADS YOU TO A SUCCESSFUL LIFE
SO YOU CAN LEAVE THIS ONE YOU LIVE NOW
FAR BEHIND 

I KNOW YOU THINK WHAT I SAY IS WRONG
AND I HAVE NO BUSINESS  TELLING YOU ANYTHING
BUT YOU FAIL TO REMEMBER, I WALKED THAT ROAD
AND I AM JUST TRYING TO HELP YOU MISS THE LONELINESS

MISS THAT LIFE OF EMPTINESS AND MISERY
ONE THAT LEADS TO NO WHERE YOU WANT TO GO
A LIFE FILLED WITH CONSTANT PAIN AND ANGER
ONE YOU WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER

EVERY MORNING WHEN YOU LOOK IN A MIRROR
IT'LL BE THERE TO ALWAYS REMIND YOU
THAT THE PATH YOU FOLLOW IS WRONG 
AND HONESTLY YOU'LL NEVER  FIT IN AND BELONG

TO ANY THING BUT THE STEP'S YOU JUST LEFT BEHIND
THE DAY YOU STEPPED BACK INTO SOCIETY
PEOPLE SOME TIMES SAY THINGS ABOUT WHO YOU ARE
AND WHAT YOU HAVE BECOME AND WHERE YOU HAVE BEEN

NEVER  UNDERSTANDING WHAT YOU ARE TRYING TO DO
EVEN IF YOU STRUGGLE TO BE BETTER
IT'LL BE RIGHT THERE AS A CONSTANT REMINDER
A NUMBER OF SHAME REPLACES YOUR NAME

TAKING SOME THING THAT YOU CAN NEVER GET BACK
ROBBING YOU OF MANY CHANCES TO BE SOME BODY
SO WITH THESE WORDS I ASK OF YOU
IS THIS REALLY THE LIFE YOU WANT TO LIVE

WAKE UP EACH DAY TO NOTHING
SPEND ENDLESS HOURS  BEING LONELY
WONDERING WHY YOU CAN'T WALK OUT SIDE
TO SEE THE BIRDS FLY AND LEAVES BLOW

CAUSE YOUR IN A PLACE OF STEEL AND STONE
ALWAYS WANTING TO GO BACK IN TIME
TO CHANGE THOSE THINGS THAT HAVE  BEEN DONE
INSTEAD OF  BEING TOLD WHAT TO DO

BY SOME ONE YOUNGER THAN YOU
DOING ALL YOU CAN TO FOLLOW THE RULES 
SO YOU CAN WAKE UP TOMORROW  TO GO HOME
BUT ALWAYS FAILING LIFES TEST

ASK YOURSELF, IS THIS THE LIFE YOU WANT TO LIVE
SPEND DAY AFTER DAY IN A CELL OF HELL
WONDERING HOW YOU SLIPPED UP AND FELL
INTO THIS WORLD FILLED WITH STEEL.......

Copyright © Noel Potter | Year Posted 2012

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Noel Potter Date: 1/28/2013 8:31:00 PM i had forgotten about having this site, wow, can't believe it that i could let some thing slip away from me that way,, i do indeed thank you for reading my poetry, i enjoy writing it's my escape from the things that hurt deep inside,, pain, my memories of the ten years of life i tossed away, i blame no-one for that but myself and am thankful in so many ways that i found the escape through writing poetry,, it really allows me to express what i feel inside with out letting it rule my life,, again thank you for your time in reading what i write ,,, Login to Reply

Charles Jefferson Date: 1/12/2012 8:11:00 AM As someone who's awakened day after countless day, after day alone, "WAKE UP EACH DAY TO NOTHING SPEND ENDLESS HOURS BEING LONELY WONDERING WHY YOU CAN'T WALK OUT SIDE TO SEE THE BIRDS FLY AND LEAVES BLOW" really hit me. I like to read things I can relate to, but saying that would be an understatment. Ive never read anything so obvious for me to relate to, ever in my life...thank you for writing this. Login to Reply