My mind is a prison

But oh look! There’s the key!

Maybe today

Is the day

When I’ll set myself free

Some days

There’s so much to live for

To do, to see

And I can’t wait to meet

What it will mean

To be me

But just like the ocean

Good moods come in waves

But then disappear

Like a document

That just never saves

Because

My mind is a prison

But oh look! There’s the key!

Maybe today

Is the day

When I’ll set myself free

I cleaned today

I was grateful

I actually went out

I experienced the joy

Others are talking about

But when I got home

I was so sad

Yet again

I guess sadness is jealous

I made one more friend

Because

My mind is a prison

But oh look! There’s the key!

Maybe today

Is the day

When I’ll set myself free

I’ve heard the rumors

About life

Beyond iron cell walls

How the sun shines brighter

For those

Who jump

When destiny calls

But can’t you see?

That’s not me

It won’t ever be

I don’t have the capacity

Or audacity

To even attempt

Being free

Because

My mind is a prison

And I can’t find the key

I don’t think today

Is the day

When I’ll set myself free