Freedom

Freedom lives in a box like the rest of us
It sits beside me along with regrets and past tests
Didn't think that they mattered so I cheated along the way
Cheated myself straight into this common gray
I felt I said it all so I put down my pen
No use trying to squeeze water from a rock again and again
Instead I hang on your words as you speak them to me sweetly
Could you please dip them in chocolate and slowly feed them to me
I'm coming to terms with missed opportunity
The wise mans a fool but knows far more than me
Sometimes it makes sense
Sometimes I catch a glimpse
But the throb in my temple won't allow me to think
So I'll stay in my box and compartmentalize my fears
My joys
My insecurities
It's safe in here
It's freedom