My prison

My bracelets are handcuffs,
My house is my cell,
My cellmates my family,
They treat me like hell.

Bruises from the cruelty,
Headaches from the screams,
Kept awake, scared of sleeping,
Because I’m always hurt in my dreams.

No way to escape,
Their restraints hold me down,
Can’t get free from this place,
My only friend is my frown.

I try to end my stay,
With knife, pills or noose,
But fail every time,
to avoid their abuse.

I’ve been bruised and hurt,
Lost everything that mattered,
Been broken and tormented,
Have had my heart shattered.

I ran away once
when they looked away,
But I felt guilty and returned
Later on that day.

And when I came home,
No one noticed I was gone,
They didn’t believe I ever left,
They thought nothing was wrong.

I still remain locked up,
My escapes all fail,
So I remain in this prison,
Locked up in this jail.