an overwhelming urge to run away

drapetomania.
the immobility
of mangled wings.
no keys
and a million cages.
drapetomania.
push mute,
life's okay.
shut your eyes:
life's okay.
drapetomania.
mania, mania.
maniac.
everything is wrong with me.
drapetomania.
the psychology
of the psychotically
confined.
drapetomania:
someone please.
free me,
and my mind.
drapetomania.
when you
slit the throat
of the bird
that never sung.
drapetomania.
when you
drown the dream
that never flew.
drapetomania.
glassy eyes
glare innocently
at you.
straight at you.
drapetomania.
someone free us
before I do.