it climbs its way though the depths of my soul
searching every prison cell
for the one that got away

a prisoner has escaped
dug a whole through the ground
using all the power that had remained

It had been chained up
this prisoner
with chains of numb and broken

but somehow
someway
it broke through

now it climbs through my veins
liquid fire

It had burnt me before
it had caused me pain
but that was another persons prisoner who had broken free
not mine

I had locked up a prisoner of mine
from the prejudice of one experience
that had broken me

but now that prisoner is free
and it isn't as bad as I thought it could be

I welcome this prisoner into my home
give it a room to stay in
I host this guest of mine
who will be staying for a long time

my prisoner
no, my guest

anger