SHACKLES AND CHAINS

I wish to run, to stride forward

That flickering flame I see, run toward

To possess what is mine, the life’s reward

To claim my precious, create anew and not borrowed

But I bear the weight on my chest

Those that ride on my back,

Those expectations I cannot slack

I will crumble and fall it seems

The shackles and chains that bind my dreams

The road to the horizon is impossibility

These shackles are me, need to accept this reality

When can I break free, wondering if I ever will?

Am I allowing them to burden with more chains still?

I cannot reach out to hold the sun in my hands

Cannot feel the dirt that runs beneath me, the sands

I will crumble and fall it seems

The shackles and chains that bind my dreams

I cannot remember who put me here

Did I do it to myself or I let myself to be tied, all fair?

Every step I take takes longer than the first

Whom do I blame, or do I carry that as well?

                                               

I crumble and fall these shackles and chains that are a part of me