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Chains

Logically, I know sugar on the occasion Is healthy in moderation Same with pleasure I am viewing life in extremes The pendulum swinging Side to side Never finding Middle ground. I am whore for fooling around And a prude for only holding hands I am fat for having something sweet And rigid for measuring Fear is what keeps me stuck Rules I created are what Keep me leashed No better than an animal tied to a post Waiting to be unhooked To take a decent shit in privacy. Is that my life? Tightly leashed to my insecurities How else will I grow Unless I loosen the reigns? Out of control! The voice shouts Just a little looser please I feel suffocated And I am bored of the same old scenery I need a change And these chains Are beginning To dig into neck Peirce my skin and flesh. When did the collar get so tight? There once was a time I acted on intuition Suddenly I am in this submissive position By my own disposition What a sticky situation To be in. I am no masochist But I’ve created and casted This rule ridden life That has forbidden anything good This pain has lasted long enough Almost three years I didn’t think my fears Could have such stamina And it seems that things are getting worse Lack any improvement. I am waiting for it to die out But it might kill me first Unless I stick a knife Into this demon of mine It will continue breeding Infiltrating The sanity of my mind Stealing away a chance for a better life.
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lauren-somerville
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Nov 13, 2013
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