These Thoughts Are Mine To Keep

I have tried many times

I tried to hide
I tried to run

But the longer that I tried,
the closer the walls got

I dug

I dug deep into my scalp
to try to reach the mad,
but the longer that I dug,
the closer the walls got

I drew gashes on my skin
to reflect the inner me,
in hope that someone
would help
to give these thoughts a rest

But, no one could help,
because they too
had gashes on their skin.