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Cover image for post Broken Soul, by jriley
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jriley in Poetry & Free Verse

Broken Soul

Trapped

By the invisible walls of my fate

Tricked

By the idea that I cannot escape

Chained

To the wall of what I'm denied

Fooled

Into thinking I can never go outside

But now

I see a way out of my darkened cell

A new way

To soften a heart that's gone stale

No more

Suffering in this place where I dwell

No longer

Fighting with others or myself

I understand now

What it takes to be real

If you want to stand up

You must learn how to kneel

I relinquish

My claim to myself and my life

Take me

My heart belongs to You