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Words In Vain

Soul is in darkness in hopes to detain
Heart is in reaction with a chest pain
Nothing is plain and simple, words in vain
Key is thrown away in hopes to maintain
A grain of control, though there is no gain
For the active pursuit is to restrain
The only voice willing to speak again
Not to create rain or a hurricane
Words are not in anyway said in vain
The soul does not exist to be in vain

Copyright © Shi Mitchell | Year Posted 2020


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Escaping the Inevitable

No reason to fool me
For I foreseen all of the rules that be
Here to wrap me, tie me as a remedy
Blind me so that they can see
Be two steps ahead to finding my key

The grip of the ties led me to bled
I bruise in hopes to fled
Silence chokes me instead
Screams deflect the food I am fed

A fantasy of freedom
Distracts me from what is to come
Trying to remain smart, even when they dumb

Down my capabilities to run
As if my restraints are something fun

The risk is better than death

My mouth was my way to flee
I beat fear until it is dead
The thoughts in my mind turned into a kingdom
I ran until I embraced the sun
That is when I took my first breath

Copyright © Shi Mitchell | Year Posted 2020

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