Invisible Bars
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Invisible Bars
890 days sober today and I am so filled with gratitude....for sobriety and for this site and for all the constant support and encouragement I see on these pages day after day. Wanted to do something to express my gratitude and if I could, I'd bake you all a cake. But I'm rubbish at baking and how would I deliver burnt cakes all over the world? Not feasible. So instead I wrote a poem. Thank you for reading 😊
Invisible Bars
When the bars of the prison are invisible,
I tell myself that I'm free
Living life to the full, knowing it all
Compliant, controlled little me.
When the bars of the prison become evident,
I tell myself it's too late
This is where I belong, my strength has gone
Self doubt - my constant cell mate.
If only I'd look a bit further
Past the bars, fear, shame and more
No need to hide, I can always decide
When to push open the unlocked door.
The outside world seems too scary,
Consequences of the past and emotions too strong
I want to run back to the cell, to all I know so well
But hope keeps me moving along.
And gradually something incredible happens
I learn the true definition of free
Happiness is mine, it was out here all the time
Waiting for me to believe in me.
Invisible Bars
When the bars of the prison are invisible,
I tell myself that I'm free
Living life to the full, knowing it all
Compliant, controlled little me.
When the bars of the prison become evident,
I tell myself it's too late
This is where I belong, my strength has gone
Self doubt - my constant cell mate.
If only I'd look a bit further
Past the bars, fear, shame and more
No need to hide, I can always decide
When to push open the unlocked door.
The outside world seems too scary,
Consequences of the past and emotions too strong
I want to run back to the cell, to all I know so well
But hope keeps me moving along.
And gradually something incredible happens
I learn the true definition of free
Happiness is mine, it was out here all the time
Waiting for me to believe in me.
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