Anniversaries

The years tick by. The people slam their doors in my face. It never ends. I am exhausted from fighting to get absolutely nowhere but further behind. I am controlled and contained by everyone. I don’t have choices or a future. I am silenced by all to keep the horrific truth from being told. I will never see justice. I must escape to find freedom. They won’t let me escape though. I must keep trying to find a way out.

My shackles and chains grow heavier. They will surely drag me under with each new collar of injustice being added. Each collar gets heavier, thicker and more suffocating. I don’t know how I am still able to catch a breath before the next wave carries me under. Maybe I won’t be fortunate to fight to the surface in time for that next breath. I never know. I just know that I will finally be at peace on that glorious day. This world is not for me.