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The Prison

August 12, 2010
By Wilted_Flower SILVER, Pearland, Texas
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Wilted_Flower SILVER, Pearland, Texas
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"Everyone is going to hurt you. Just find the one you are willing to be hurt for."

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Life is a prison
You cannot escape
The key to your cell hidden away
As you rot in the cage that keeps you.
It defines you.
It rules your life.
Escape the prison, the iron gates rattle, as you try to
Break free.

Find the key and release yourself
Be light
Be happy
Be Free

Life is a prison.
You cannot escape it’s clutches
But once you do,
You are gone.
You are free.
But free with a price.
Your life.

© Steve S., Marblehead, MA

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