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Straitjacket

I have a dream
Why it is not there

I am ready to go
Why I am stuck

Desperate for freedom
Yet unable to

The baggage on my shoulder
How long I have to carry

I cannot break free
Stuck in my head
Going backwards

Tied up in chains
Nothing to hold on 
For hope and faith

Covered in straitjacket
Brawling my tears out
Why this is happening to me

Do I have to go through this
Battling in turns and twists

Body stale
Mind rots
Stubborn stains of negativity

Barely grasping air
On the surface
Sustain sanity

Too weak 
Voicing help

Down
Down
Bubbling away
Fading trace of me

Remains
Feeling pain
Leaving world unrest

© Sue Sanzz 2020

Copyright © Sue Sanzz




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