Emancipation

Doors swing open
Light invades eyes
Searing pain
It's been so long

No more sunshine
Painted on the wall
Of a blackened room
That held my soul

No longer drenched
In the darkness
Of my own mind
Or vengeful heart

Thirst for freedom
Begins liberation
Shake free
Of self imposed bonds

Chains
That shackle to the past
Where, in truth
The future cannot live