Padded Poem

These four walls
trap me
force me away
I can’t leave
I want out
The silence of loneliness
The deafening nothingness
I hate it
I cry out in anger
My voice just echoes off these walls

My windowless room
is mine alone
Alone
I count my long days
until you visit me
You miss me
I know it
We dream about each other
About our night together
You feel me breathe

One day you’ll come for me
so I can leave with you
We love each other
You’ll realize it
You’ll save me
We’ll run away together
I won’t live here forever
I love you
I’m always watching you
Are you watching me?

My tiny room
can fit us both
I don’t mind
There is a longing for each other
You feel it
I know you pushed me away
Locked me away
But I know you love me
You think about me
I see it all