Break Away

Sitting in a room
Where the sunlight never peeks in
Dark as hell’s night begins
My lungs filling with dust
As my heart is covered with lust
Bruises all over my arm
From the harm I have done
Banging on the walls just to be free
To see the light or even to breathe
My throat as dry as the desert sand
Bones so brittle and fragile
A weak body just slouches in the corner
Looks so dead with a lifeless soul
Eating away all the memories I once had before

One small thought popped in my head
Seeing in the corner there was a small hole
One that I never noticed before
Dragging my body from one side to the other
Examining the brick and the hard cold floor
I start to break pieces from the wall
Days and days passed bye
Never gave up
Never backed down
I wanted out and screamed for a sound
No one heard me or even dared
Never bothered to listen but stare

Taking in a breath
I work harder
Ripping pieces out of this wall
Tearing down the bricks once and for all
The sun rays pierced through my eyes
Light so bright it blinded me right inside
Lifting my foot and placing it down
Feeling the soft grass bristle against my skin
First time ever, how I felt so free
Listening to all the sounds that surround me
Birds chirping, the wind howling, grass flowing as the movement keeps going

Heading to a pond
I slouched down and looked over
Realizing it was the tears that I once bled for hours
From all those memories that scared my soul away
All the pain that it caused
The scars on my wrist and all over my body
I cradled the tears in my hand
Splashing them in my face
Cleaning the dirt and grim from waiting to be free
Held captured in that room that felt like an eternity
Unwrapping the cloth that was around my wrist
Tying my hair up to finally see
The world that was always standing in front of me

Standing up with a deep breath
The feeling of courage breathes through my chest
Never again will I go back
Never again will I’ll be able to see
My wings spread so widely
I break away from hell’s misery

By: Ariel Brown