Prisons

When you never feel
At ease
All moments are awkward

Everything has double meanings
No one can be trusted
You are always afraid

If you don’t know who you our
You are always struggling to be
Something you are not

Constantly seeking outside validation
To comfort yourself inside
Only to find
You are nothing
Except, completely and utterly alone

Where do you go?
The question haunts you so
Nothing has ever felt right
It’s like you never had a home

There’s a shield
Between yourself
And the world

People can’t get in
But neither can you get out

You’ve created your own prison
And each day
You construct more walls

I see you
I know you
I can rescue you

But
First I must free
MYSELF