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The Illusion of Paradise
Paint the scene in your head
He cuts his red roses next door
While I’m here confined to my porch
Bored and trying to survive
I’m jealous of the clouds
They never get stuck in a small town
Stray cats jumping over the fences
Nobody understands
Why I want to join them
I want to be as free as the wind
I want more than flowers for friends
These thin walls
Were supposed to keep me safe
But I’m suffocating
From pretending every day isn’t the same
Get me out before it’s too late
I think I’m going insane
Take a picture of my mind
I’m high and sleeping on the roof
Watching the birds fly by all afternoon
I’m as bruised as the twilight sky
I’m dying trying to catch the stars
Falling in the dark every night
Stray dogs run under the fences
Nobody understands
Why I want to join them
I want to be as free as the wind
I want more than flowers for friends
These thin walls
Were supposed to keep me safe
But I’m suffocating
From pretending every day isn’t the same
You didn’t save me and now it’s too late
I think I’ve gone insane
I never want to leave
I’m in love with the trees
My cell is the only place I find peace
Here I’m safe from everyone else’s hell
And people who make me hate myself
So leave me alone I don’t need help
He cuts his red roses next door
While I’m here confined to my porch
Bored and trying to survive
I’m jealous of the clouds
They never get stuck in a small town
Stray cats jumping over the fences
Nobody understands
Why I want to join them
I want to be as free as the wind
I want more than flowers for friends
These thin walls
Were supposed to keep me safe
But I’m suffocating
From pretending every day isn’t the same
Get me out before it’s too late
I think I’m going insane
Take a picture of my mind
I’m high and sleeping on the roof
Watching the birds fly by all afternoon
I’m as bruised as the twilight sky
I’m dying trying to catch the stars
Falling in the dark every night
Stray dogs run under the fences
Nobody understands
Why I want to join them
I want to be as free as the wind
I want more than flowers for friends
These thin walls
Were supposed to keep me safe
But I’m suffocating
From pretending every day isn’t the same
You didn’t save me and now it’s too late
I think I’ve gone insane
I never want to leave
I’m in love with the trees
My cell is the only place I find peace
Here I’m safe from everyone else’s hell
And people who make me hate myself
So leave me alone I don’t need help
Published 5th Mar 2023
Author's Note
I don’t want to leave my house, but I think I need to.
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6th Mar 2023 3:43am
I see ya. I'm across the street doing the same thing half the time.
You wrote it out well, so that we can see your side of the road.
Very very clever, the cats over, dogs under, lines. It pinpoints the spot, and the dilemma, that you're staring out at. Maybe, symbolizes that you haven't decided exactly how to escape.
This is a great write. I like being led into my own thinking about things. That's what a good write does for me. And you did just that.
You wrote it out well, so that we can see your side of the road.
Very very clever, the cats over, dogs under, lines. It pinpoints the spot, and the dilemma, that you're staring out at. Maybe, symbolizes that you haven't decided exactly how to escape.
This is a great write. I like being led into my own thinking about things. That's what a good write does for me. And you did just that.
6th Mar 2023 2:02pm
