everyone asks for the old amy
but she cannot come out and play
locked up inside her cell
in that tight spot in her chest
where all the dark and spooky stuff
sets up shop like a dealer
on the corner of your block
and the only way out is through
too many times i throw the blame
to the abusers who have come and gone
but in the end when only i remain
the voice strains to be heard
Author notes
Prompt : "It's about realizing, painfully, you've kept that voice inside yourself, locked away from even yourself. And you step back and see that your jailer has changed faces. You realize you've become your own jailer." Tori Amos
AN: sorry i know it was only supposed to be 10 lines but i coulnt do it...
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Comments
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This is so sad to me becuase I can realte to it life is so hard to face when we struggle with certain thinggs in our lifes that others have caused it is hard to get past the dark times and it is ok about going over a few lines thanks for your entry
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