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I look forward,
A blank wall,
Stares back at me,
I slowly uncurl,
From my huddled ball,
And cautiously get up.

I look around,
Side to side,
Up and down,
Nothing,
But cold,
White walls,
Surround me,
All I can see.

Like a caged animal,
I panic,
There’s no room,
I can barely move,
Questions droning,
In my mind,
Where am I?
What am I doing here?

I run hurriedly,
To the wall,
And start banging,
There must be an escape,
I bang harder,
Louder,
My panic,
Turns to fear.

I spin around,
There’s writing,
On the wall,
Questions,
Fears,
Dreams,
I look,
At the next wall,
More writing.

I keep spinning round,
Round,
My past,
Coming back,
Haunting,
So many choices,
Yet so little.

I feel the walls,
Begin to close in,
I try to reach out,
To stop them,
But invisible vines,
Restraining me,
Intertwined,
Around me,
I can’t move,
No escape,
Trapped.

The walls,
Getting ever closer,
The voices,
Getting ever louder,
The room blackens,
As I scream out.

My eyes,
Spring open,
I’m back,
In the playground,
Again,
I’m back,
To reality.

Tears,
Streaming down my face,
People,
Staring at me,
Like I’m crazy,
But they don’t understand,
They don’t know what it’s like,
To be trapped,
In your own mind.