Imprisoned

Locked away in the tower
In this dreary dungeon
You are trapped in
Under the disguise of loving concern
Diabolical tyranny is really the motive
Of the one who torments you
You have been there so long
You no longer know how to escape
Battered in this abyss 
It is hell
But, it is all you know
All you can decipher is darkness
You only wish you could remember
What the light looked like
How it felt
How it radiated off your smiling face
But, then you forget how happiness felt
You forget how it feels to be free
You have forgotten how it feels to be yourself
Copyright © | Year Posted 2007

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May 20, 2011 at 12:46 PM
Thank you for sharing your special poetry with us Courtney. Have a wonderful weekend and may you find inspiration to continue your writing along the way. Love, Carol
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