Soul Unchained

Shackles of sadness Chains of despair Prison of depression A dungeon of darkness. Sunlight shines through the bars Its rays shining on my face The warmth and love it brings Gives me hope to survive. Shadows lurking in the darkness Taunt my existence and well-being "You'll never make dreams come true", "You'll never make it". Every direction I hear them Trying to get me to lose myself Down a spiral of madness Wanting to break my spirit. Yet I lift my head high Staring at the light That lies outside my cell window Showing the beauty of the sun. The sun my only friend Telling me to hang in there For I have the strength I need To break the shackles of my despair. No matter how much pain My body will endure The soul can never break Such as the mind keeping its sanity. I pull forth with all my might The chains and shackles keeping be back, Yet I pull forth toward that window Getting closer by the inches. The chains and shackles beginning to crack As my will was fighting back My determination breaking through The soul fueling the fire within To melt through the chains that held me down. My arms reach out toward the window The sound of metal chipping away As the constraints beginning to give way Breaking a part into pieces As I was breaking free. My hands grabbing the bars of the window As I was free from my restraints Embracing the warmth of the sun As my eyes glowed like the aurora For there was hope for me I can make it out as long as I believe.