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I am angry whenever I wake up to a new day. Why? Not because I want to be dead, but because time never stopped. He slowly stole my smile and kept me in the prison of responsibilities. I was once a free man, not caring about the day after. But now I go to bed hoping for time to pause. I can't even ask for a thing without paying the price. Every single smile on my face has a price. I am angry. I was never told I would grow into the prison of responsibilities. I never signed up for this. I am innocent, but now I am in the prison of responsibilities. I was never put in there— I walked straight into it. I am angry. Now I am stuck in the reality I feared would come upon me like fog, now leaving behind those innocent smiles and heart, now dwelling in worries and heavy hearts, while watching responsibilities build a fence between me and my childhood. Now I am stuck in a world I don’t know of. Everyone just keeps walking straight; no one looks right at me as if I am invisible. Everyone trying to find the key out of this prison we all walked into. They really don’t understand yet that there is no key out of this prison. I am angry. Nobody told me who time really is. He is a thief— he stole my innocence. Now all I have left to hold onto are the memories of my childhood.
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Dec 10, 2025
Dec 10, 2025 at 10:13 AM UTC
Deception to adulthood
I am angry whenever I wake up to a new day. Why? Not because I want to be dead, but because time never stopped. He slowly stole my smile and kept me in the prison of responsibilities. I was once a free man, not caring about the day after. But now I go to bed hoping for time to pause. I can't even ask for a thing without paying the price. Every single smile on my face has a price. I am angry. I was never told I would grow into the prison of responsibilities. I never signed up for this. I am innocent, but now I am in the prison of responsibilities. I was never put in there— I walked straight into it. I am angry. Now I am stuck in the reality I feared would come upon me like fog, now leaving behind those innocent smiles and heart, now dwelling in worries and heavy hearts, while watching responsibilities build a fence between me and my childhood. Now I am stuck in a world I don’t know of. Everyone just keeps walking straight; no one looks right at me as if I am invisible. Everyone trying to find the key out of this prison we all walked into. They really don’t understand yet that there is no key out of this prison. I am angry. Nobody told me who time really is. He is a thief— he stole my innocence. Now all I have left to hold onto are the memories of my childhood.
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Dec 10, 2025
Dec 10, 2025 at 10:13 AM UTC
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