A Scream Through Bent Bars

You didn’t mean to
I know you were innocent

I know that you started off with good intentions and
What they call, a
                 Clear mind

But when you did what you did, I wanted to scream
I wanted to kick you and yell
                                 Shut up!
Stop holding me down
Stop pulling my sides
Stop kicking my heart

You stepped passed the line
And though I thought I was in a state of
Acceptance with this drunken reality,
I wasn’t
And this time there was no
     Trip to the moon
As my escape route

I don’t know whether it was the cloud of goodbyes
Or the hits of hello that shook me awake
But I know that, now,
I am lost
And the numbers of understanding are lacking


I know
You’re innocent
And
You meant no harm
              ….Or did you?


Just
Give me the key to this ball and chain
So that I can live
What they call,
                A life