Life As a Prison

Cellblock shadows, bars in my head

Freedom's a rumor, or so they said

Warden's my reflection, parole denied

Dreams shivved in the yard, hope's cyanide

Time drips slow, faucet in the sink

Each drop a verdict, forces me to think

Walls whisper secrets, echo my name

Life's solitary, no one else to blame

Life as a prison, no keys, no escape

Locked in my thoughts, every corner's a shape

Trapped in existence, no pardon, no break

Life as a prison, just a cycle to take

Mind's Alcatraz, no raft, no shore

Guards in my chest, heart chained to the floor

Society's blueprint, a cage I can't shred

Follow the script or wind up dead

Shackled by the clock, tick-tock assassin

Routine's the warden, no room for passion

Dreams contraband, confiscated quick

Reality's the shank, cuts deep, too slick

I see the sun through a crack in the wall

A tease of freedom, a siren's call

But it burns when it hits, my skin can't take

Is freedom a gift or another mistake?