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The Story Of My Imprisonment

The cold chains that bind me
Are tearing up my skin
Hanging against the prison wall
Never to see light again

Wrapped around my wrists
Was a black bulky chain
And sometimes around my neck
Just to put me in pain

The water dripping on my face
This is my one true fate
I look forward facing imprisonment
Kindness being the thing I hate

The ice is like a bind
That keeps me on the wall
The chains just being there
To keep me from my fall

I will never be free
Walking the earth again
The prison walls that surround me
Darkness my only friend

My body’s limp and cold
Now laying on the floor
But the chains are still binding me
Keeping me inside the door

My eyes as cold as ice
My skin as cold as snow
I’ve been stuck here for many days
Having no where to go

As the seasons kept on changing
My body fell apart
My head was always thinking
And the darkness filled my heart

My wrist were red from chains
My ankles white with ice
My neck was blue from cold
And my life was paying the price

I started walking the floor
My heart beating like a drum
I silently watch the world go by
Dreading the next day to come

And then some years later
I was over by the door
I had lost every inch of hope
And was sitting on the floor

I was such a lost cause
And had tremendous inner strife
I was always thinking, “Wait and live
Or end my pathetic life”

As weeks turned to months
And months turned to years
I lost all my courage
And gained too many fears

The chains that still bounded me
Were no longer tight and cold
I now had gotten used to them
So they were no longer a fatal hold

And then the door had opened
As someone set me free
The binds had been released
And the chains taken off of me

It was fifteen years ago today
And that is how it went
I wrote this poem and it’s titled
“The Story of My Imprisonment”
~Kay~

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Depression

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  • Danna Hobart
    November 17, 2008
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    Thanks for entering.


  • Griswold gold member
    May 30, 2007

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    Hmmmmmmmm, Very well done, but was it an actual imprisonment or were they figurative chains of depression that bound you? Since your Author notes mentioned depression I figure that is the case...Scott


  • yellowrose190
    May 29, 2007
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    Wow...great poem. your a finalist...Well written!!!


  • Emo Cowboy14
    May 24, 2007
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    wow realy strong thats sooo much for entering. and good luck.


  • Darkened eyes
    May 23, 2007

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    This is such a great poem, you showed so well the feelings and emotion and the last stanza was the perfect ending by it being in the past, a great write =-)


  • XXBrunettexBarbieXX
    April 24, 2007

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    wow this was a really great poem..i can really relate to what you are saying and feeling in this poem..your words were so powerful and emotional as well keep writting your very talented

    ~Chrissy~


  • LaLaLie
    April 9, 2007

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    Wow, I would like to know, from your point of veiw, what did you write this about? Good luck and thanks for entering. Message me with the title:the story of my imprisonment.


  • beautyamoungblades
    April 5, 2007
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    i really like this.it reminds me of alot of pain i feel everyday


  • Nereida Nightshade
    March 28, 2007

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    Very good I just need the option. This poem is powerful and strong there is alot said in it. Thanks for entering and good luck!!!


  • loveaswellashate
    March 21, 2007

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    This was good.. I liked the flow of the poem and the story too.. you described it good... good luck in my contest and thanx for joinin...
    Laters
    Loves..*hugs*


  • sweethelper
    March 10, 2007

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    awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!! awesome wrie !! i loved it !! the rhyming was just superb !! the idea , words , sentences were just cool !!

    My eyes as cold as ice
    My skin as cold as snow
    I’ve been stuck here for many days
    Having no where to go( my fav lines )

    i realy appreciate and admire your talent !

    thank you so much for entering and best wishes in the contest ,

    your well wisher,
    -truthwriter-


  • x.digital.love.x
    March 8, 2007

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    wow, love this. its deep, and slightly raw. thank you much for entering my contest, but i must ask- what option does it fit???


  • honey bear
    March 4, 2007

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    thank you for entering and good luck in the contest,this is a deeply interesting write and has only one small typing error that i noticed..(But the chins are still binding me)


  • FlipperSwitch
    February 28, 2007
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    I feel like this is more a story than a journal entry- but then again I'm not you so it's difficult to tell. Either way, sorry for falling off track, the similes and descriptions, relations to cold and ice- all very nicely done. Thank you for your entry.


  • wings of an angel
    February 26, 2007
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    This is a lovely poem you penned here dear poet, well done and good luck in my contest

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