-My Body in the Void-

Never before have I felt this way.
A gentle tingle within my soul,
the carelessness of a thousand words
and not a single one about me.

I wish to run, but cannot walk
I want to feel the grass at my feet
but these straps that bind me,
keep me from roaming free.

Everyone looks, I cannot hide
My body and soul being pelted with their comments
they point and they laugh
and chant the word "Freak"

As my mind wanders
my feet do not move,
the mind that should be free,
cannot escape this prison,
My Body in the Void.

-Dan Penney
9-22-05