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