Prisoner Poem by Nebil Elias

I am a prisoner in my head
Stuck in a tiny, jail-like cell
My heart is hopeless, full of dread
I'm like a hostage being held in hell
A hell deep within my brain
Driving every ounce of me insane

Only a small flickering light
Illuminates through my windowpane
My body is, with blood, stained
Yet, I stare out of the window at night
Counting all the passing shooting stars
And wish upon them, to break the bars

I am an inmate in my mind
Trapped in a medieval-like dungeon
In here, it's dark and sullen
I will always be, by bars, confined
My soul will never become free
I wish I could just let me be

Without a door to escape through
I will never be able to move forward
In this nightmare, I will always be tortured
I have nothing else to do
Expect to lay on this cold floor
And continue staring at these walls