Escape from myself!
Get away from me!
This prison holds me down
There are soldiers all around
They try to hold me to the ground
But I refuse to drown
… in this puddle made from my sweat,
my tears, and my blood
This blood isn’t good enough for freedom
I may give it all
But it won’t break these chains
And it seems that my captors
Are members of me
So I cry out
Am I just a shadow?
I can’t take this anymore
I’ve become what I abhor
I’m collapsing in fear
The end was so near
… but having come so far
On my own, wasn’t good enough
This blood isn’t good enough for freedom
I may give it all
But it won’t break these chains
And it seems that my captors
Are members of me
What shall I become?
Will I fade to grey?
A whisper in the dark
I know that I’m dreaming
I see you in my sleep.
And I follow your lead.
And I realize:
Your blood is good enough for freedom
In my sleep, and when the earth quakes,
You have set me free.
(C) 2008… Joshua S. Murray
