I am locked up here With invisible iron bars. Serving a sentence due to lack of investment And doubtful stares concerning my ability to rise up and successfully fly. Above the prison walls and questionable peopleβ¦ Who do not owe or know me Yet they hide and never allow themselves to grow with or meet me. A bright and peaceful soul turned to a fighting And disgruntled prisoner Who demands his due After years of fighting and oppression From those who have refused to see The value of a stronger mind and bright views Of a more enjoyable future Others were allowed such after not serving much time in this hell of a quiet, lonely , dark, and unfeeling situation and realm that is my lifeβs prison Give me my equality and free spaces in which to roam and flourish For my spirit knows the truth and will fight for such Until the shackles of poverty, mistrust, and avoidance due to stubborn views leading up to my sentence I shall grow stronger and then explode from my purest energies turned nuclear alike Chernobyl My soul shall explode and take down the oppressors and these invisible bars that they have secluded me in My Phoenix is my undying soul and will which shall fly away and be free to explore lands even planets closest to our sun.