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Chained
Finally coming across death’s customary door
Waiting to be unchained so you can leap a safe haven
We knock impatiently waiting
To enter what we want to be heaven, our final resting place
But what wait to go inside the door, what could be our own personalized hell
Coming across death’s customary door
Wondering if the long journey was worth it
Waiting to be unchained
Unchained from the cold, rusty shackles that tie us to our worst memories
Still wishing to pick a lock, that is unable to be unlocked
Coming across death’s customary door
Thinking of the joy that could be lost, or gained
Gripping to the taste of homemade meals, the smell of freshly cut grass
Simple reminders that we are alive
Simple reminders that we might lose, going through death’s door
Looking at the smile that the door wears, mocking, but luring us to go forward
Still chained, trying to block out the excessive need to run away
Coming across death’s customary door
Being dragged by the chains that hold us captive, into the wildfire
Slowly walking through the ashes of what used to be
Looking down to see the old rusted chains that are now broken
Coming across death’s customary door
Not knocking, but walking straight in
We are no longer prisoners
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