On The Inside Looking Out Poem by Amanda Austin

Feels like I'm always watching through the window,
not from the outside in but from the inside out
I stand inside and I hate to be here, I want to be free
tired of feeling so trapped
Feels like I'm always chasing after the exit but I just can't get away
I'm always devising a plan that just leads to failure
So I stand inside for a moment wondering what happened,
then my blood runs cold as I realize,
It's not possible to go through a barrier that matches the depth of your soul

(07/13/09)