Prison by Rania D.

I walk in shackles, secured with self-condemnationPacing a cell, reinforced bricks of isolationIt's suffocating and quiet Suddenly silence is pierced With fear's uninhibited tormented screamsDespair is whipping, stinging lashes cut my thoughtsMy heart is panting, pounding, pleading for lost hopeI'm looking through thick bars, tall and raised highFirmly fixed by expectations and dull standards that confineMy voice has been swallowed Hushed a long time agoEmotions suppressed, warm tears dry as they flowAnd I know there's only onewho can set my spirit freeThe key is a pendantthat has always beensafely kept with meBy Rania D.