"UNDER LOCK AND KEY"

I must protect my deepest
painful memories.

I Must
protect them
keep them under lock and key.

They are
Mine
I Earned them
I paid the price.

I cannot lose them.
They have become part of me.

But I must control them.

For if
Not
I will lose the fight.

And I
Must
win.

If Not
I will be dragged down
down into that whirling
swirling vortex of despair.

Copyright © 1998 T. J. Daniels

[ Click To Go To Page 1 Poetry Titles]
[ Click To Go To Page 2 Poetry Titles ]
[ Click To Go To Page 3 Poetry Titles ]