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Institutionalized

by Thomas Freese

By Thomas FPublished 3 years ago 1 min read
Institutionalized
Photo by Carles Rabada on Unsplash

Institutionalized

If you can't follow the rules in here

how can you follow them on the streets

Your taking freedom for granted

Missing out on life's opportunities

Instead of always seeking darkness

Maybe you should seek some light

Try it for a change

and it just might feel right

Your selling yourself short

Never even giving yourself a chance

You stay married to the bars

And a magazine worth of romance

you know your the cause of your mothers tears

Practically driving her towards insanity

There are others suffering too

What about all your friends and family

But you've forgot about the streets

And it hurts too much to realize

That its been "X" amount of years

And your institutionalized

fact or fiction

About the Creator

Thomas F

I was shot in the face at point blank range with a double barrel 12 gage during an strong arm robbery that quickly turned into an Attempted Murder. Although I'm missing my right eye and a bullet in my brain. I AM STILL ME & I AM STILL HERE

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