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My Own Prison
by John Michael Ray

There’s a rhythm of a drumbeat
As I’m led towards the gallows
To hang for all my sins
For always wading in the shallow
The cadence calls and guides me
To my final destination
Forever paying penance
On my tarnished reputation

Nothing else precedes me
It’s my calling card of shame
That holds the final tally
Scores from losing my own game
It’s not much of a legacy
For me to leave behind
No precious frozen moments
Saccharine slide-shows in my mind

They say that when you die
Your life is flashed before your eyes
Not much there that I want to see
Been mostly sad good-byes
A constant, stern reminder
Of the walls that I have built
Walls creating my own prison
My own prison, my own guilt

Before you carry out my sentence
Am I deserving of last words
Is there any point explaining
Or trying to be heard
What’s the use, I’ll go now, quietly
I’m tired of this trek
Drop that floor from underneath me
And snap my fucking neck


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