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Tease and tether
As an anchored ship
The memory of us
Weighs me down
Like a heavy brick
In fifteen short years
You gain freedom
Time served;
Parole and release
On that very day
My sentence begins
I'll fear every shadow
Keep strangers at bay
Sleepless, awake, I'll listen
For bumps in the night
Suspicious of every sound
Now caged in my own prison
The prison you left behind.
The memory of us
Weighs me down
Like a heavy brick
In fifteen short years
You gain freedom
Time served;
Parole and release
On that very day
My sentence begins
I'll fear every shadow
Keep strangers at bay
Sleepless, awake, I'll listen
For bumps in the night
Suspicious of every sound
Now caged in my own prison
The prison you left behind.
Published 3rd Apr 2015
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Anonymous
3rd Apr 2015 12:36pm
Touching write, made me think of a caged bird, a fortress hidden in the woodlands, somehow this ached....
3rd Apr 2015 12:50pm
Big fan of your work so it means a lot to me you took the time to read my post.
I might give this one an edit. Im having a hard time getting my brain to agree with the paper.
Thank you!!!
I might give this one an edit. Im having a hard time getting my brain to agree with the paper.
Thank you!!!
3rd Apr 2015 1:55pm
Wow! This is very powerful. Really hits with how terrible and torturous life is/can be from a victim's standpoint. I was moved by this and enjoyed thoroughly.
11th Apr 2015 10:02am
Thank you. I am full of axiaty in sharing these fears;these words. I feel the fact I wrote about the Experience means there is still a hold; a bond. I pray for indifference.
