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The Four Walls That Confine

October 29, 2013
By KingFoe SILVER, Morristown, New Jersey
KingFoe SILVER, Morristown, New Jersey
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The darkness surrounds me,
Never able to see the light of day
I scream, scream, scream
But my screams are all in vain
Around the four walls that keep me locked inside
Is the world that’s always changing, moving, never stalling for the weak
But my world has stopped, dead without ever getting a chance to get out of the headlights

I am not weak, but my strength is almost gone
I bid my time, but I bid it for too long
I took my chance, but I overshot and failed
Now i’m barely living in the four walls that confine
I made them brick by brick (choice by choice), thinking I was making stairs
Now i’m stuck inside the life that I created
All my hope has faded
And wrapped around me are the four walls that confine



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on Oct. 15 2014 at 11:46 am
haley101 DIAMOND, Windsor, Connecticut
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Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;Someone I loved once gave me a box full of darkness. It took me years to understand that this too, was a gift.&rdquo;<br /> <br /> ― Mary Oliver

you can get yourself out. it takes will. I would challenge you to write about attempting to break out of it, and to eliminate anything that prohibits you from it. I can relate. Especially with the urge to scream.