Prisoner

Is there a sound,

when a tree hits the ground,

If no one is there to hear it?

Am I insane,

to feel all this pain,

because you choose to ignore it?

why should I hide

the darkness left inside

because you can not remember?

where can I turn

to escape the deep burn

until fire becomes but an ember?

you told me how to feel,

tried to convince me what’s real,

it is you who holds the blame

I will not forget

the smell of your breath

the years of your reign

the feel of your touch

like the tug of a brush

our entirety completely tangled

all your manipulation

all your suffocation

left my soul completely mangled

so again I will ask,

will you unmask

everything you have kept secret?

so maybe one day

I’ll be able to say

that my soul can be reheated

you stood up for all

and answered the call

to fight for all of our freedom

but how can it be

you enslave me

a prisoner of war who is beaten

please hear my plea,

and set me free,

the truth is all that will do

once you have promised

to be nothing but honest,

then I can forgive you