As These Padded Walls Recede

Insecurities lingering

Clinging to a heart, attached to a name

An unwillingness to move on

Phobic to step outside & live

Disheartened in knowing the sacrifice of another life

won't bring his back

Fixated on the pledge to never forget

Authorizing its hold over my life

Allowing the past to consume the present & overshadow the future

Until one day, the sun simply arose on my subconscious

Finally relieving this straight-jacket feeling

I've been abiding in for so long

Uncovering the wings that have always been a part of me

Stirring excitement for the future

Freeing me to be a living tribute

A lasting reminder that life is worth the living