My cell
No bars
No walls
Just my own thoughts and fears 
locking the door behind me

My prison
No guards
No sentence
Just my own awkward silence 
swallowing the one and only key

Carlo-C-Gomez

Lock and Key

Jun 5, 2026

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cjcj

I feel like i can relate to this!
Sometimes we forget that we lock ourself and have the key! But the path to unlock the door feels far.
Everything is within our mind...
We are the lock and key to our mind...

shamamama

...time to birth the artist to unlock the potential.....great write!

removed.-pdcj

Brilliant poetry!
(Your key will show up eventually)  ;o)

eleanor-prince

Superbly conceived poem.  Love it!  Can relate...

patty-mmmmmmmmmm

Sometimes we create our own prisons at other times, we find the key to success.  How fickle is life and love, the pursuit of happiness.  Perfectly written to encourage thought 
hugs
Patty

dr-peter-lim

removed.-4fnh

Gloriously different. Thought provoking write.

Such truth in poetic form.  &#11088;&#65039;

kim-johanna-baker

Carlo, I can so relate to this being housebound for 11 years.. in the prison of the mind and body and projections upon the screen of consciousness. thank you for sharing..