pain flows through out me

utterly within my control

the ability is there to stop it

but i can only stare

passion burns within me

a fire raging unchecked

like my furious mind and heart

unquenched and torn apart

peace lies within my grasp

but i only turn away

can i have that which i

feel undeserved

imprisoned within a self

constructed cell

shackled arm and leg

the key i held in hand

am i allowed

to set myself free

or is it a decision

i’ve left up to me