Release
out of my barred window
i look out for the last time
my name has been called for release
i gather the things that are mine
i'm leaving behind the smell
the awful prison clothes
the sad and gloomy faces
they're just staring as i go
the gate is unlocked for me
and as i'm walking through
i take one last look back
then i'm led out by the screw
i am overwhelmed by a feeling
that i never knew i had
filled with such high spirits
from being unfortunate and sad
released from obligation
i am no longer bound
freed from the restraint
unrestricted i have found
a condition of being contented
as i step outside the gates
leaving behind the realism
my inevitable fate
Copyright © Lucy Campbell | Year Posted 2006
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