Hi Chessly, I cannot review this well crafted piece at this time. I think I am over- medicated. I am going to post read this until i feel better. I am happy you are writing fully again.

God Bless You and the Boys
Tony

Penned to emotive perfection but so very painful to read.

Sadly, the theme that you explore within your verses is not an uncommon one in this life/world, Chessly. A very compelling and meaningful offering. Love and best wishes,

Regis

You will reach many with this wonderful poem, Chessly.
There are so many truths here, and there is hope within your words, all kinds of hope.
It speaks to me powerfully~
Blessings,
Christine

An accurate synopsis of being imprisoned. Walls and bars are not necessary, but the containment is just as powerful.

Best wishes Chessly,
David

Climb

I would pack up my life,
hit the trail of dust,
no borders would I see,
mountains not an obstacle,
but stone of steps to lead,
this shackled heart that paid the price,
to be unlocked and finally set free

I wrote this in Oct 2009...made me think of your poem, which is so heartfelt Chessly~
HUgs, Christine

You have captured perfectly the bitter sadness and longing that so many feel and must endure. It is easy to say for others to say leave if you aren't happy but they do not feel the bonds not only of the enslaver but also of other obligations...family, friends, religion and just plain social values. Thank you for sharing this one...I am sure many will relate to it.
fee

Sounds like the days we are living in, thinking we are free but are being thought controlled.

One cannot force love or loyalty. Mental as physical chains only tend to make one a prisoner never a lover. Soul touching, chilling words, Chessly.
Your friend, Mark

Chessly, this is absolutely true. The solitude and pain in these silent eyes are unfathomable, as we call each other on our cell phones and go out to eat and work and church. The next day we do it all again. Your words are well timed and impossible to ignore.

Why do we have such a propensity to gravitate toward that which enslaves us? Be it relationships, chemicals, etc. Do we suffer some repressed trauma which seeks tp pathologically replicate itself and hold us in bondage? People yearn to be free; but do they really know how. Or, as Orwell once stated, Slavery is Freedom (we needn't look at ourselves too much when the shackels are on). Maybe he was right in a certain way. You bring to light some very dark and perplexing issues. Nice work.