CHRIS J. MELANSON
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“This Place Drives You Crazy”


Crazy!
This place drives you crazy!
And you’re caged with the craze.
Days go by and there’s no escape.
No serenity.
No shelter from it all.

You shouldn’t get mad and give up!
And remember…
The shit keeps piling either way.
And after all…
You did do this to yourself.
You broke the rules.
Giving up means you just don’t care what you’ve done wrong.

I see the freedom outside the wall,
While staring a view past razor wire,
Waiting for the call:
How many more days
Will I be caged with this craze?
I’m staring at the fences,
Hoping they will fall.

Skinny windows
And bolted doors
Hold in all these feelings
That keeps me feeling sore,
Like:
Hate,
And rage,
And anger,
Resentment,
Fury,
And pain.
Some people do get through this,
But some do turn insane.
I’m one of the strong ones.
This pain will never gain.
And I’ll keep it together.
And never let this stain.

From concrete barriers,
To steel cage carriers,
To judges up high and back.
It’s never getting any easier.
I’m never getting any slack.
But I fight back still,
With a head full of dreams!
And knowing I’ll be home soon
Keeps in my violent screams.

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-Chris J. Melanson 2003