Bubble Wrapped

by Callen Damornen

Bubble wrapped existence

Protected from the world

It was my choice

I had no voice

Could not protect

Myself from harm

Locked away from

All that could hurt

Not knowing how

To trust, to open

Looking on the outside

Feeling trapped within

No outlet to escape

Not a hand to reach out

Not a place to run

Bouncing off the walls

Of my self imposed cell

Soft and snuggly inside

Slowly suffocating

No room for growth

The outside is scary

Not knowing who to trust

It can't be all that bad

Or is it worse inside?

The plastic bubble

So soft and flexible

They don't let you breathe

They don't let you live.

On the outside you breathe

On the outside you live.

© 2008 Callen Damornen