A Prisoner

I was just released from prison
Being the worst inmate
Being despondent, not allowing people too close.
Many tried to reach out and touch me,
But I didn't allow the thought that someone could truly love me, to possess my mind.

Behind the bars, my health began to fail.
Although I preferred to be set free, I was a woman who stood alone.

The longer I stayed a prisoner, the more I became mentally unbalanced.
The more mentally unbalanced I became, the more I failed to perceive my relationships with those around me.

In this prison, I was dead socially and was dying mentally and emotionally.
I was my own prisoner, but now I have been set free.