I am locked deep in a part of me
Buried because I'm too scared to be myself
I shut the darkened world away
Staying perched upon my shelf

I want to discover who I am
But I'm simply terrified I'll fall
I grasp onto everything I have
So tight nothing is left at all

I search my body for the exit sign
I must find a light to guide my way
The rope I have been hanging on
Finally is beginning to fray

Swinging softly side to side
I wait for the final tug
Then I plunge, spiraling headfirst
Into my soul, the hole I have dug

I would love to climb out of here
There's no ladder around that I see
I'll stay patient in this place
Until the day my pain sets me free