they tug at me.
left and right.
front and back.
up and down.

their metallic rust
grips at my fragile hands
the chips breaking here and there
yet I cannot escape.

why must I endure such a tragedy?
my heart aches
my mind quakes
and my body shakes.

I guess they're the chains of life.
the ones we're all bound by
the ones that cause us to drown
the ones that bring us down

there's only one thing
that can break the chains
of your emotions
your pain, your guilt, your sorrow.

faith.
believe in God and maybe
just maybe
these chains

will break.