The Kind-Hearted Smart Aleck

The Chamber of My Heart In the dark of the night, A pitch black sky, Lightning in the distance, Something not feeling right, The sky as dark as your soul, Lies told aplenty, Feeling a sense of loss, As the truth comes forward, Locking my emotions in a cell, Throwing away the key myself, Not allowing a single person in, Not wanting to experience such pain again, Surrounded by bars, I sit in the corner, Looking straight down, Numbing myself in the process, I finally break free, Before being struck by illness, Unable to walk, Feeling entrapped once again, Told it could be permanent, That I may lose my legs, With a sound of pessimism, Terrifying images then portrayed, Imprisoned once again, Numb from an unknown cause, Praying for an answer, Praying for my life back, I awaken one morning, Rise with a sense of hope, No longer feeling helpless, The sentence finally over, For years my heart resided in a chamber, Fearful of letting it out, Until the n...