CHAINED
I lie here chained
Chained to a wall of myself
No understanding it
No denying it
No helping it
I lie here chained
Chained by the habits that were instilled in me
Chained by the fear in my heart
Chained by the wrongdoing of my soul
I lie here chained
Chained in confusion
Chained in hatred
Chained in sorrow
Chained in fear
I lie here chained
Chained to the stone that is my heart
Chained for a lack of trying
Afraid to even start
I lie chained to my dark side
Like an offering to a dark god
Like a sacrifice to myself
For the darkness I have sought
I lie here chained
I, myself, the jailer
A warden of my own prison
A self-judging impaler
I keep myself here
Cause it might be too painful outside
I keep myself in comfort here
So I do not have to hide
I have chained myself to the wall
Cause there was nothing better to do
I may have cause myself pain
If that front door, I had gone through
I am chained
Chained by self-reason
Chained by lack of interest
Chained by my own self-righteousness
Chains made of misery
Of self-loathing and disgust
Stronger than the strongest metal
Never will they rust
Chained by myself, for isn't that better than being chained by somebody else?
I would rather take away my own freedom, than to have somebody take it from me.
Chained.
Chained in darkness
Chained in fear
Chained in hatred
Chained in pity
Chained in the uselessness of self
Chained in me
this has been copywritten by Dammuth Knight 2000
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