Free Me... Poem by Melissa Joy Chesky

I'm caged,
In a zoo,
Everyone gawks
And points at
Me just
Because I'm different.

I'm caged,
In a pen,
Pacing back and
Forth in frustration
In my enclosed space.

I'm caged,
In a jail,
A convict,
But one who
Didn't do the
Crime.

I'm caged,
In my head,
My thoughts stirring
And boiling
Until I lose myself
In them.

I'm caged,
In my body,
I can't get out,
I can't be free
From the awful
Reality I'm in.

I'm caged,
In my life,
Isolated from all
That I know
And I thrive
On.

I'm in a cage,
I'm fading away,
I'm lost today,
Seize the day.