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GhostOfTheEmptyGrave

Published: Sep 6, 2014

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I can't move
I'm stuck
In this cell
With no walls
With no bars
Trapped forever
Tied up
With the chains
The chains of my past
Fighting for freedom
Trying to move on
Towards a better future

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