Shackles

Rattling against my shackles fixed true

Kept away from life, feeling so blue

Wracked with the pain of a body breaking

Like whipped ocean waves against the shore

Once golden and perfect as the sun on a summer day

Now, rusted like a key stuck in a lock with no play

I had the world in my hands until it struck

And now I'm left within the confines of a smaller sphere

Youthful hopes and dreams crumbled to ash

Unable to generate my own cash

Stuck between disability and supposed youth

Fallen through the holes in a government so cruel

Left without the care I sorely need

Without a mark, nor do I bleed

How can I show others my plight

How can I let them see my struggle each day

Unable to walk, unable to run

Those days are just no fun

Though I'm glad for my friends

They certainly understand