Shackles (a poem)

[BritEngbrecht]

I write under a pin name on thestarlitecafe.com

Raimi Bennett

I haven't uploaded anything on that site for a long time, but here is one of my poems.

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<CENTER><!---BeginPoem--->I can't stay
Here

In shackles

Your ever
Tightening
Shackles

The pain
Is
Too Great

But oh
How I wish
I could stay

My heart
Is losing
Circulation

As your
Shackles
Pinch the
Flow

My face turns
Pale

My body is
Weak

I fall
To The
Floor

My consciousness is
Dim

The light is
Bright

I walk away
From it

I walk away
From you

My heart can
Pump

My tears can
Fall

Broken Heart
Wet Eyes

No more Shackles

No surprise

I miss you

But I won't
Go back

Either way
It hurts

It hurts

It hurts

It hurts
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